Tuesday 9 July 2013

Nigerian Author Tope Folarin wins Caine Prize

Nigerian Author Tope Folarin wins Caine Prize

US-based Nigerian writer, Tope Folarin has won this year's prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing.
He received the £10,000 ($15,000) prize for his short story Miracle, set in an evangelical Nigerian church in the US city of Texas.
The judges described it as a "delightful and beautifully paced narrative".
Folarin was among five writers short-listed for the prize, regarded as Africa's leading literary award, reports the BBC.
Three other Nigerians were short-listed - Elnathan John for Bayan Layi, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim for The Whispering Trees and Chinelo Okparanta for America.

Last year's winner was Rotimi Babatunde for his story Bombay's Republic - about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during World War II.

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