Monrovia, Jan. 13 -- A youth-focused literary initiative titled "Writing Destiny - A Youth Literary Workshop for Liberia" is set to climax at the end of this month with the launch of a new historical novel that revisits one of Africa's most formidable resistance figures, Emperor Samori Toure.

The workshop, aimed at nurturing young Liberian writers and deepening their appreciation of literature, history and storytelling, will climax the author's first-ever book launch in Liberia.

The novel, The Emperor's Son, explores the life and legacy of Samori Toure, the famed 19th-century African ruler who led sustained resistance against European colonial expansion in West Africa.

Speaking ahead of the event, the author described the opportunity t...