Helon Habila,Fatou Diome,Laila Lalami,Rachida el-Charni,E.C. Osondu,Doreen Baingana,Alain Mabanckou,Aminatta Forna,Leila Aboulela,Yvonne Vera,George Makana Clark,Mansoura Ez-Eldin,Ivan VladislaviÄ‡,Alaa Al Aswany,Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa,Milly Jafta,Dambudzo Marechera,ZoÃ« Wicomb,Abdulrazak Gurnah,Manuel Rui,Camara Laye,Alex la Guma,Olufemi Terry,Brian Chikwava,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Uwem Akpan,Binyavanga Wainaina,Patrice Nganang,Maaza Mengiste,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Granta Book of the African Short Story introduces a group of African writers described by its editor, Helon Habila, as 'the post-nationalist generation'. Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent - from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya - Habila has focused on younger, newer writers, contrasted with some of their older, more established peers, to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa.,Disdaining the narrowly nationalist and political preoccupations of previous generations, these writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the internet, the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement around the world. Many of them live outside Africa. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant.,Includes stories by:,Rachida el-Charni; Henrietta Rose-Innes; George Makana Clark; Ivan Vladislavic; Mansoura Ez-Eldin; Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zoe Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu
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The Granta Book of the African Short Story