{"product_id":"twenty-years-of-the-caine-prize-for-african-writing-9781623719357","title":"Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing","description":"Now entering its twentieth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003e Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Caine Prize for African Writing--often referred to as the African Booker Prize--this collection showcases the winning short stories of African writers from the past 20 years and reflects the vast range of modern African experience. The writers include: Leila Aboulela (2000), Helon Habila (2001), Binyavanga Wainaina (2002), Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2003), Brian Chikwava (2004), Segun Afolabi (2005), Mary Watson (2006), Monica Arac de Nyeko (2007), Henrietta Rose-Innes (2008), EC Osondu (2009), Olufemi Terry (2010) NoViolet Bulawayo (2011), Rotimi Babatunde (2012), Tope Folarin (2013), Okwiri Oduor (2014), Namwali Serpell (2015), Lidudumalingani (2016) Bashra al-Fadil (2017), Makena Onjerika (2018). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Ben Okri said: \"That's what the Caine Prize is about: celebrating the genius of human diversity. The idea is to enrich the world through its greater contact with Africa, and to enrich Africa through its greater contact with the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Caine Prize:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThe Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50360949342482,"sku":"9781623719357","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c334b0d0-850b-488c-83c7-ab7e402214e0.jpg?v=1728368111","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twenty-years-of-the-caine-prize-for-african-writing-9781623719357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}