The Goddess of Mtwara and Other Stories
A girl raises a baby made of human hair from the salon where she works, with unpredictable results… A prodigal brother arrives at his sister’s in the dead of night, ravaged by the unearthly deal he made to escape his gambling debts… A poet is captivated by a girl walking in the market who ultimately meets a mysterious end… A male student in Nigeria falls passionately in love with another man while coping with the disintegration of his family… Following a global cyber attack, an Afrikaner farmer and former soldier looks back in anger on his life and what he sees as the betrayal of his people
About Authors
The authors shortlisted for the 2017 Caine Prize are:
Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria) for Who Will Greet You At Home
Chikodili Emelumadu (Nigeria) for Bush Baby
Bushra al-Fadil (Sudan) for The Story of the Girl Whose Birds Flew Away
Arinze Ifeakandu (Nigeria) for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things
Magogodi oaMphela Makhene (South Africa) for The Virus
They are joined by 11 writers who took part in the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, where they each produced a special story for this volume
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