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Finalist for the 2024 Caine Prize For African Writing
An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2024
“Steady-handed and gut-punching. I’m in awe.”―NoViolet Bulawayo
In ten vivid, evocative stories set in contemporary Nigeria, Uche Okonkwo’s extraordinary debut asks: why are the people and places we hold closest so often the…- Coming soon!
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1 author picked A Kind of Madness as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Another collection of stories, all themed around families and the uncomfortable, and sometimes hilarious, growing pains of childhood. Each story features a unique set of characters whose antics linger in your heart and mind. In turns hilarious and elegant, this is one of the most vivid short story collections I've had the pleasure of reading.
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