Story Story, Story Come!
Story, Story! Story Come! edited by Maïmouna Jallow is a contribution to larger efforts to revive storytelling in Africa and beyond. The ten winning stories are refreshingly imaginative and tackle a mix of issues. It criss-crosses from South Sudan to South Africa, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some stories offer valuable moral lessons on greed and pride; others celebrate bravery, perseverance and friendship. One story takes us to a real archaeological site in Niger where a young girl imagines the future. In another, African water spirits share a world with a Beyoncé-obsessed teen that is taught a big lesson in humility. We have also included two additional stories, one by author and publishing partner Zukiswa Wanner and another by the editor of the anthology, Maïmouna Jallow.
Story, Story! Story Come! edited by Maïmouna Jallow is a contribution to larger efforts to revive storytelling in Africa and beyond. The ten winning stories are refreshingly imaginative and tackle a mix of issues. It criss-crosses from South Sudan to South Africa, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some stories offer valuable moral lessons on greed and pride; others celebrate bravery, perseverance and friendship. One story takes us to a real archaeological site in Niger where a young girl imagines the future. In another, African water spirits share a world with a Beyoncé-obsessed teen that is taught a big lesson in humility. We have also included two additional stories, one by author and publishing partner Zukiswa Wanner and another by the editor of the anthology, Maïmouna Jallow.
