Complex sentence: The novel mentions many well-known African and African-American figures, including Robert Mugabe, Octavia Butler, Amos Tutuola, Fay Chung, and Wangari Maathai.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel mentions many well-known African and African-American figures. Some of the individuals include, Robert Mugabe, Octavia Butler, Amos Tutuola, Fay Chung, and Wangari Maathai.