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Jambula Tree and other stories

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The best in new African writing--winner and shortlisted stories from the continent's leading award.
  • 01 July 2008
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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. Each year, the full shortlist and twelve other stories are collected and published in one volume.

This year’s winner is Monica Arac de Nyeko for Jambula Tree, described as “a witty and touching portrait of a community which is affected forever by a love which blossoms between two adolescents.”

Previous winners and entrants include Segun Afolabi, Leila Aboulela, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Brian Chikwava, Mary Watson, and Binyavanga Wainaina.

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Price: $16.95
Pages: 214
Publisher: New Internationalist
Imprint: New Internationalist
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Trim Size: 8.40 X 5.90 in
ISBN: 9781904456735
Format: Paperback
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"She writes with a sure touch for simile that brings to mind pop songs, packing layers of meaning and emotion into short, sharp phrases. Revenge in "Jambula Tree" is "sweet and salty like grasshoppers seasoned with onion and kamulari - red, red-hot pepper."-Washington Post "The shocking couple are two girls, who love without shame... this theme means that Arac de Nyeko has herself crossed a line that, these days, runs deeper in Kampala than Kensington."-Independent, London
Monica was born in Uganda. She studied in Makerere and Groningen universities for a degree in Education and an MA in Humanitarian Assistance. A member of the Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE), she has been an Early Warning Consultant in Rome and a Reports Officer in Khartoum. She has been a fellow on the British Council's Crossing Borders program.