The Granta Book of the African Short Story

The skill and sophistication of African authors is on display throughout this rich and rewarding book -- Joan Smith * The Times *
Brings together some of the most exciting voices from this generation * Daily Telegraph *
It is an anthology about the agonies of love and war, about family, about longing for home, about transplantation in unaccustomed earth ... The Granta Book of the African Short Story shows, wherever and by whomever they are published, Africa has writers of depth and talent with a multitude of stories as diverse as the continent's countries, cultures and peoples -- Petina Gappah * Financial Times *
From Morocco to Namibia, this nutritious harvest of 29 tales spans a tumultuous continent with selections from many of its finest modern writers. These stories of hardship, of adventure and survival, defy easy generalisations but prove that fiction thrives from Casablanca to the Cape * Independent i *
Habila has gathered together many of the biggest names around, including six writers in translation, as well as many authors one expects to hear more of in the future. This book is a landmark, a historic record and, most of all, a celebration of what has been an unprecedented decade for African fiction * Guardian *
This collection is big, brave and intricately interwoven ... There is a clutch of terrific stories here for almost every kind of reader * Herald *
The recent story of an entire continent can be found within these pages, which gathers the best of Africa's fiction writers -- Claire Allfree * Metro *
Superb -- James Urquhart * Financial Times *
[A] landmark, a historic record and, most of all, a celebration of what has been an unprecedented decade for African fiction -- Bernardine Evaristo * Guardian *
A fascinating portrait of a new, liberated Africa * Big Issue *