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by Segun Afolabi (Author), Doreen Baingana (Author), Jamal Mahjoub (Author)
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  • Paperback: 204 pages
  • Publisher: New Internationalist Publications Ltd (2 Nov 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904456545
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904456544
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 355,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a work (a short story) by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Each year the winning story and shortlisted entries are collected and published in one volume. "Monday Morning" by the Nigerian writer Segun Afolabi is the winning story of the 6th Caine Prize for African Writing. This anthology collects the winner and the shortlisted stories, together with the stories written at the Celtel Caine Prize Writers Workshop near Naivasha, Kenya in 2006. The shortlisted authors are: Doreen Baingana of Uganda for "Tropical Fish", Jamal Mahjoub of Sudan for "The Obituary Tango" (the story that gives this year's collection its title), Muthal Naidoo of South Africa for "Jail Birds" and Ike Okonta of Nigeria for "Tindi in the Land of the Dead". The Caine Prize is a springboard for some of the best talent in African writing. Previous winners include Leila Aboulela, who has just published her second novel with Bloomsbury, and Helon Habila, who has also just published his second novel with Hamish Hamilton.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag, but useful intro to new writers, 30 Jun 2007
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The stories in this anthology are very mixed. Some, particularly those shortlisted for the Caine Prize, which are at the front of the book, are well polished and varied. I loved the flow of Jamal Mahjoub's Obituary Tango's, and the detail of winner Segun Afolabi's Monday Morning.

More mixed are the rest of the offerings, ostensibly produced during a workshop for Caine potentials. There is a great variety in style and content, which is encouraging. There is a growing evidence of skill in the work appearing from the continent too. Perhaps the tension of a deadline oriented workshop is not the best environment to produce perfect stories, but it does evidence talent and interesting new work on what could be hackneyed themes. Such as Billy Kahora's magical take on depression. Sulaiman Addonia's dreamy The Consequence of Loving Mona. And the taut writing and humour of Shalini Gidoomal's fast paced Travelling Cargo. A good view of new work from Africa
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