Twenty years of the Caine Prize for African writing

Dublin Core

Description

"The museum" (2000) by Leila Aboulela (Sudanese writer).

"The story of the girl whose birds flew away" (2017) by Bushra al-Fadil (Sudanese writer).

"Now entering its twentieth 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.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Caine Prize for African Writing—often referred to as the African Booker Prize—this collection showcases the winning short stories of African writers from the past 20 years and reflects the vast range of modern African experience. The writers include: Leila Aboulela (2000), Helon Habila (2001), Binyavanga Wainaina (2002), Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2003), Brian Chikwava (2004), Segun Afolabi (2005), Mary Watson (2006), Monica Arac de Nyeko (2007), Henrietta Rose-Innes (2008), EC Osondu (2009), Olufemi Terry (2010) NoViolet Bulawayo (2011), Rotimi Babatunde (2012), Tope Folarin (2013), Okwiri Oduor (2014), Namwali Serpell (2015), Lidudumalingani (2016) Bashra al-Fadil (2017), Makena Onjerika (2018)." -- Simon & Schuster

Creator

The Caine Prize

Publisher

Interlink Books

Date

March 26, 2020

Format

Paperback, Hardback

Language

English

Type

Fiction