A life in full and other stories : the Caine Prize for African writing 2010

The Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize. For the past ten years it has supported and promoted contemporary African writing. Previous winners and entrants include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Segun Afolabi, EC Osondu, Leila Aboulela, Brian Chikwava, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Mary Watson, and Binyavanga Wainaina. The 2010 collection will include the shortlisted stories and the stories written at the Caine Prize Writers' Workshop. It will be published in time for the announcement of the award in July 2010. These 17 Stories Show The Richness And Range Of Current Writing On The Continent. They Underline The Primacy Of The Short Story, With Its Oral Antecedents, At The Very Heart Of African Literature.