The Weaverbird Collection: New Fiction from Nigeria 2008

This collection suggests that the new Nigerian writing is as engaged with the political as it with the personal, and is certainly not obsessed with "debauchery". Ayobami's and Koya-Oyagbola's stories are as much about individual experiences of humiliation, pride, love and redemption as they are about "large political themes" like racism and the commodification of sex in a society of poor and desperate people. Worldreader presents this e-book in a new series showcasing fiction from Sub-Saharan Africa. Are you a worldreader? Read more about this not-for-profit social enterprise at worldreader.org.