Never Look an American in the Eye

Better Never Than Late

₦2,500.00

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A Small Silence

₦2,500.00

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Water Birds On The Lakeshore

₦2,500.00

{"id":4434288803889,"title":"Water Birds On The Lakeshore","handle":"water-birds-on-the-lakeshore","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookAuthors\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authorName__container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggleLink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"descriptionContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\" class=\"readable stacked\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"freeText4780354346452984117\"\u003eIn September 2018, the Goethe Institut announced a new project for writers of young adult fiction on the continent. The project called AfroYoungAdult, coordinated by publisher and novelist Zukiswa Wanner, aimed at shining a light on fiction for young adults, a demographic often ignored in writing circles. To this end, the Goethe-Institut invited aspiring African writers interested in writing for Young Adults to submit short stories in Kiswahili, English or French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose who submitted entries and qualified attended workshops in Accra, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Johannesburg, Lagos, Lome, and Nairobi moderated by some of the most respected names in African writing today. On March 1, the seventeen writers whose stories would be featured in the anthology were announced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2019-12-05T14:28:34+01:00","created_at":"2019-12-05T14:28:34+01:00","vendor":"Oiuda","type":"Nigerian Fiction","tags":[],"price":250000,"price_min":250000,"price_max":250000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":31405325484081,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Water Birds On The Lakeshore","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":250000,"weight":500,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":4,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2545\/5474\/products\/image_6fef010d-5f4a-4fcf-b24e-dcd48ca69601.jpg?v=1575552523"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2545\/5474\/products\/image_6fef010d-5f4a-4fcf-b24e-dcd48ca69601.jpg?v=1575552523","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookAuthors\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authorName__container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"toggleLink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"descriptionContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\" class=\"readable stacked\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"freeText4780354346452984117\"\u003eIn September 2018, the Goethe Institut announced a new project for writers of young adult fiction on the continent. The project called AfroYoungAdult, coordinated by publisher and novelist Zukiswa Wanner, aimed at shining a light on fiction for young adults, a demographic often ignored in writing circles. To this end, the Goethe-Institut invited aspiring African writers interested in writing for Young Adults to submit short stories in Kiswahili, English or French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose who submitted entries and qualified attended workshops in Accra, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Johannesburg, Lagos, Lome, and Nairobi moderated by some of the most respected names in African writing today. On March 1, the seventeen writers whose stories would be featured in the anthology were announced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

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Travelers

₦3,000.00

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Children Of Virtue and Vengeance

₦4,000.00

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Èfó Rírò And Other Stories + Colours of Hatred (bundle)

₦4,500.00

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Colours Of Hatred

₦2,500.00

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