Olufemi Terry wins Caine prize for African writing
Judges of prize known as the African Booker praised the 'Homeric scale' of short story by Sierra Leone's Olufemi Terry
A "Homeric" story of life and death in a city rubbish dump has won Sierra Leone's Olufemi Terry the Caine prize for African writing.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 6 July, 2010
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