Under African Skies: Modern African Stories

Gathered in this landmark anthology of Black African short fiction. are some of this century's most important African writers as well as some exciting new voices, reflecting the stunning diversity in African literature. "UNDER AFRICAN SKIES shows us, in close-up, the human faces of the people whose pain we watch from a distance on the evening news".--Francine Prose, ELLE.

Spanning a wide geographical range, this collection features many of the now prominent first generation of African writers and draws attention to a new generation of writers. Powerful, intriguing and essentially non-Western, these stories will be welcome by an audience truly ready for multicultural voices.