Captive: New Short Fiction from Africa

Captive: New Short Fiction from AfricaBrittle Paper's "Anticipated African Books of 2024" From Short Story Day Africa, eleven writers from Africa and the African diaspora explore the identities that connect us, the obsessions that bewitch us, and the self delusions that drive us apart. Passion and apathy, creation and destruction, honesty and deceptionthe blurred lines between these powerful forces are fundamental to the human condition. In three parts, the writers of Captive investigate

In many cases

But when they realize they’re stronger together than apart

The man who has made THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE for him has tried to take his life

There was no comparison between this tragedy and our tragedy which was the greatest crime in history of the world

and singing tradition—have recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1958111805

Cork reveals artists’ inner thoughts

it keeps losing ground to other regions and now faces increasing marginalization

Louis background

including a portrait of himself

rather than state repression of political dissent or Sékou Touré’s personal charisma as widely believed

My experiences