The daily assortment of astonishing things and other stories
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781566560160
Subjects: African fiction (English); Short stories, African (English); Fiction
Other titles: Daily assortment of astonishing things
Notes: "Selected from a record number of eligible entries, 166 stories from twenty-three African countries, this anthology contains the five stories from the 16th annual Caine Prize shortlist, which was announced in May 2016"--Page [6].

Caine Prize for African writing, 2016.
Table of contents: title: The Caine Prize 2016 shortlisted stories --; title: The lifebloom gift  -- Abdul Adan (Somalia/Kenya); title: What it means when a man falls from the sky  -- Lesley Nneka Arima (Nigeria); title: Genesis  -- Tope Folarin (Nigeria); title: At your request  -- Bongani Kona (Zimbabwe); title: Memories we lost  -- Lidudumalingani (South Africa); title: The Caine Prize African writers' workshop stories 2016 --; title: His middle name was not Jesus  -- NoViolet Bulawayo (Zimbabwe); title: Koba Umwine -- Peel it yourself  -- Chilufya Chilangwa (Zambia); title: The goat  -- Tope Folarin (Nigeria); title: Walking  -- Elnathan (Nigeria); title: Shiko  -- Billy Kahora (Kenya); title: The wandering festival /. -- Bwanga "Benny Blow" Kapumpa (Zambia; title: In the garden  -- FT Kola (South Africa); title: Duty  -- Timwa Lipenga (Malawi); title: 77 steps  -- Kafula Mwila (Zambia); title: Space II  -- Masande Ntshanga (South Africa); title: The daily assortment of astonishing things  -- Okwiri Odour (Kenya); title: Zo'ona -- Namwali Serpell (Zambia).