Redemption Song and Other Stories
The Caine Prize for African Writing 2018
Olufunke Ogundimu, Wole Talabi, Makena Onjerika, Nonyelum Ekwempuis, Stacy Hardy
284 pages · Released Jul 2, 2018 · New Internationalist
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This is a literary collection of award-winning African short stories aimed at adult audiences, containing mature themes and complex narratives. While not explicitly violent or crude, the stories address serious social issues, poverty, trauma, and human dignity with sophistication that benefits from teenage or older readers. The collection celebrates African voices and storytelling traditions while exploring contemporary life on the continent, making it educational and culturally valuable but requiring maturity to engage with its themes.
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Now entering its nineteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by... Now entering its nineteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition. This collection will bring together the five 2018 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers' Workshop, which will take place in April 2018.
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- African Short stories
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ISBN 9781780264615 · New Internationalist