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Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa

Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa

Snyman, Jason Mykl
Szczurek, Karina M.
Zadok, Rachel

Paperback

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 1946395579
ISBN13: 9781946395573
Publisher: Catalyst Press
Published: Sep 7 2021
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

Imagine a season of the show Black Mirror where every mind-blowing episode was written/directed by an African creator. This anthology collects the best entries from “Short Story Day Africa” – a yearly competition. This collection’s theme is disruption, particularly climate-based. Thus, most of the stories are some form of speculative fiction or outright sci-fi as they imagine our world in near, far, and alternative futures. Reading these stories, which range from humorous to spiritual to devastatingly human, I was filled with the same sense of discovery and unease as watching a great twisty speculative show such as Black Mirror. The authors collected here run the gamut from professional writers to near amateurs, resulting in a fresh and fascinating collection. Great for readers of Ted Chiang, Nnedi Okorafor, and Ursula LeGuin.--Annie

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Including 2022 Caine Prize winning story Five Years Next Sunday by Idza Luhumyo, 2022 Nommo Award shortlisted story Shelter by Mzobi Haimbe and 2023 O'Henry Prize for Short Fiction winner Mother by Jacob M'hango


This genre-spanning anthology explores the many ways that we grow, adapt, and survive in the face of our ever-changing global realities. These evocative, often prescient, stories showcase new and emerging writers from across Africa to investigate many of the pressing issues of our time: climate change, pandemics, social upheaval, surveillance, and more.

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