Ten years of the Caine Prize for African writing [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by Chris Brazier]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785376903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : New Internationalist, 2009
• ISBN: 1-906523-80-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BrazierChris
• Disciplina: 823.01089609051
• Soggetti: Short stories, African (English); African fiction (English)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The ultimate safari / Nadine Gordimer -- Nietverloren / J.M. Coetzee -- Incidents at the shrine / Ben Okri -- The museum / Leila Aboulela -- Love poems / Helon Habila -- Discovering home / Binyavanga Wainaina -- Weight of whispers / Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor -- Seventh Street alchemy / Brian Chikwava -- Monday morning / Segun Afolabi -- Jungfrau / Mary Watson -- Jambula tree / Monica Arac de Nyeko -- Poison / Henrietta Rose-Innes -- Waiting / EC Osondu -- An emissary / Nadine Gordimer.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Caine Prize For African Writing, often referred to as the 'African Booker Prize', this book showcases all 10 of the winning stories, which have emerged from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe."--Page 4 of cover.