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Despite the fact that there were a lot of stories in this collection that I didn’t enjoy, I don’t regret having read it. There were equally as many stories and authors that I discovered and read from the first time, and whose other works I cannot wait to check out now. This anthology is a great start if you have absolutely no idea how many different African writers are out there and what they are all up to! 'The Museum' - Leila Aboulela (2000, Sudan) – 4 stars This story illuminates the subtleti...
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Heard it on the podcast and am very interested in the upcoming book ‘A Certain Type of Black Man’; great for those who appreciate the community aspect of faith, while also having struggled with faith at any point in their lives.
This was exactly as a short story collection should be- admittedly there were many stories that I didn't love but there were also some really impactful stories which led me to discover authors I might not have otherwise. Particularly, I found the stories by Leila Aboulela, Helon Habila, Segun Afolabi, Henrietta Rose-Innes, EC Osondu, NoViolet Bulawyo and Lesley Nneka Arimah especially powerful and look forward to following their work.
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