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Bookshy features 22 short story collections by African women writers
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Bookshy has curated a list of short story collections by African women writers, including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Helen Oyeyemi, Sofia Samatar, Bessie Head, Petina Gappah and Lauren Beukes.

Categories Africa Fiction

Tags Bessie Head Bookshy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Helen Oyeyemi Lauren Beukes Petina Gappah Short Stories Sofia Samatar


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