Great African Reads discussion

It's Caine Prize season!

Read about it here:
http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/02/2...

Also see http://caineprize.com/ for updates. The shortlist is usually announced in May, and the shortlisted stories are usually available on the website for downloading :-)

The finalists have been announced for the £10,000 (about $14,490) Caine Prize for African Writing--sometimes referred to as the "African Booker." The winner will be named July 4. This year's shortlisted authors are:

Abdul Adan (Somalia/Kenya) for "The Lifebloom Gift"
Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria) for "What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky"
Tope Folarin (Nigeria) for "Genesis"
Bongani Kona (Zimbabwe) for "At Your Requiem"
Lidudumalingani (South Africa) for "Memories We Lost"

Here is the link to read the stories and learn more about the authors:
http://caineprize.com/2016-shortlist/

Thanks Beverly = )

Just as a follow-up: the 2016 Winner of The Caine Prize for African Writing is Lidudumalingani (South Africa), for 'Memories We Lost' published in Incredible Journey: Stories That Move You (Burnet Media, South Africa, 2015)