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Africa39, new writing from Africa south of the Sahara, with a preface by Wole Soyinka ; edited by Ellah Waktama Allfrey

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Africa39

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with a preface by Wole Soyinka ; edited by Ellah Waktama Allfrey

new writing from Africa south of the Sahara

The Hay Festival brings its 39 Project to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to identify the most promising writing talents under the age of 40 from Sub-Saharan Africa and its diaspora. From the list of 39 writers chosen by the judges, editor Allfrey has selected stories, extracts from novels, and other writings, many never before published, to create a collection of some of the most varied and exciting new work in world literature

The shivering / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The banana eater / Monica Arac de Nyeko -- The tiger of the mangroves, from a novel in progress / Rotimi Babatunde -- Two fragments of love / Eileen Almeida Barbosa -- Why radio DJs are superstars in Lagos, from the forthcoming novel Blackass / A. Igoni Barrett -- from the forthcoming novel Our time of sorrow / Jackee Budesta Batanda -- Alu| p1 s/ Recaredo Silebo Boturu -- Mama's future / Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond -- The occupant, from the forthcoming novel Azotus, the Kingdom / Shadreck Chikoti -- The professor / Edwige-Rene| p1 se Dro -- New mom, from a novel in progress / Tope Folarin -- No kissing the dolls unless Jimi Hendrix is playing / Clifton Gachagua -- Talking money / Stanley Gazemba -- Day and night / Mehul Gohil -- The score, from a novel in progress / Hawa Jande Golakai -- The pink oysters / Shafinaaz Hassim -- Echoes of mirth / Abubakar Adam Ibrahim -- The old man and the pub / Stanley Onjezani Kenani -- Sometime before Maulidi / Ndinda Kioko -- from the novel All our names / Dinaw Mengestu -- Number 9 / Nadifa Mohamed -- from the forthcoming novel Rusty bell / Nthikeng Mohlele -- Cinema demons / Linda Musita -- an extract from the forthcoming novel Ebamba, Kinshasa-makambo / Richard Ali A Mutu -- By the tracks, from the forthcoming novel Durban December / Sifiso Mzobe -- from the forthcoming novel My new home / Glaydah Namukasa -- I'm going to make changes to the kitchen / Ondjaki -- Rag doll / Okwiri Oduor -- This is how I remember it / Ukamaka Olisakwe -- from the forthcoming novel The wayfarers / Chibundu Onuzo -- Hope's hunter / Mohamed Yunus Rafiq -- from the novel Ghana must go / Taiye Selasi -- The sack / Namwali Serpell -- from the forthcoming novel Harlot / Lola Shoneyin -- Arroz Azucarado, from the forthcoming novel ¡Azu| p1 scar! / Nii Ayikwei Parkes -- excerpt from work in progress / Novuyo Rosa Tshuma -- Soham's mulatto, from Mood indigo, a novel in progress / Chika Unigwe -- Migrant labour / Zukiswa Wanner -- Hiding in plain sight / Mary Watson

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