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Category: Short Stories

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil wins the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil wins the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing

Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil has won the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing for his story ‘The Story of the…

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Fiction

New short fiction: ‘Love Back’ by Julie Nxadi

July 3, 2017March 27, 2020Julie Nxadi2 Comments on New short fiction: ‘Love Back’ by Julie Nxadi

The JRB presents new short fiction by Julie Nxadi. Love Back Kwathi kaloku ngantsomi, there were clouds too lazy to…

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Africa

‘A dazzling new voice’: Olufunke Ogundimu reviews Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky

July 3, 2017July 16, 2019Olufunke OgundimuLeave a Comment on ‘A dazzling new voice’: Olufunke Ogundimu reviews Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky

What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky Lesley Nneka Arimah Riverhead Books, 2017 Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut collection of short stories,…

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Africa

‘Les chaussures’: Short fiction by Edwige-Renée Dro from new translation experiment La Shamba

July 3, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on ‘Les chaussures’: Short fiction by Edwige-Renée Dro from new translation experiment La Shamba

La Shamba is a newly launched South to South writing collaboration project bringing a diversity of language and viewpoints to…

Here we Art Maboneng
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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

June 5, 2017January 22, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

The second issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here—replete with some of the finest writing on books and…

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Awards

‘Writing is sometimes like a thread that weaves all our hearts into one’: Lidudumalingani reflects on his Caine Prize visit to the United States

June 5, 2017June 7, 2017LidudumalinganiLeave a Comment on ‘Writing is sometimes like a thread that weaves all our hearts into one’: Lidudumalingani reflects on his Caine Prize visit to the United States

Lidudumalingani won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story ‘Memories We Lost’. As part of the…

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Africa

[Temporary Sojourner] How little has changed in thirty-nine years: Efemia Chela reads Dambudzo Marechera’s The House of Hunger

June 5, 2017June 4, 2020Efemia Chela1 Comment on [Temporary Sojourner] How little has changed in thirty-nine years: Efemia Chela reads Dambudzo Marechera’s The House of Hunger

The House of Hunger Dambudzo Marechera First published Pantheon Books 1978; this edition Heinemann African Writers Series 2009 We knew…

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Africa

New short fiction from Queer Africa 2: ‘Nine Pieces of Desire’ by Idza L

June 5, 2017November 14, 2022The JRB2 Comments on New short fiction from Queer Africa 2: ‘Nine Pieces of Desire’ by Idza L

Exclusive to The JRB, new short fiction by Kenyan writer Idza L excerpted from Queer Africa 2, courtesy of MaThoko’s Books,…

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Africa

New release: Another Morocco by Abdellah Taia

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on New release: Another Morocco by Abdellah Taia

English readers interested in Abdellah Taïa’s work are in luck. Taïa, the first openly gay Moroccan author to be published…

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Africa

New short fiction from Short Story Day Africa: ‘Things We Found North of the Sunset’ by Aba Asibon

May 1, 2017January 5, 2018The JRB2 Comments on New short fiction from Short Story Day Africa: ‘Things We Found North of the Sunset’ by Aba Asibon

Exclusive to The JRB, new short fiction from Aba Asibon, courtesy of Short Story Day Africa. Short Story Day Africa’s…

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