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The Caine Prize for African Writing #2017

The Goddess of Mtwara and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2017

The Caine Prize for African Writing with Lidudumalingani, Arinze Ifeakandu, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, Abdul Adan, Bushra al-Fadil, Agazit Abate, Darla Rudakubana, Tendai Huchu, Daniel Rafiki, Cheryl S. Ntumy

271 pages • paperback • first pub 2017 • 3 editions

fiction literary short stories reflective slow-paced

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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 capt...