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1) Dazzling
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Treasure and her mother lost everything when Treasure's father died. Haggling for scraps in the market, Treasure meets a man who promises to change their fortunes, but his feet are hovering just a few inches above the ground. He's a spirit, and he promises to bring Treasure's beloved father back to life if she'll do one terrible thing for him first. Ozoemena has an itch in the middle of her back. It's an itch that speaks to her patrilineal destiny,...
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ takes readers on a tour of marketplace and looks at how it mirrors Nigerian society, economics...
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Now in its 21st year, the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is African's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere.
The collection brings together the five stories on the 2020 shortlist. The authors shortlisted for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize are:
- Jowhor Ile (Nigeria) for Fisherman's Stew
- Rémy Ngamije (Rwanda/Namibia) for The Neighbourhood Watch
- Irenosen...