Life in Full--An Anthology of Caine Shortlisted Stories

A Life in Full and Other Stories, is a collection of short stories containing five of the 2010 shortlisted stories along with stories written at the Caine Prize writers' workshop which took place in Spring 2010. It includes the award winning story Stickfighting Days by Olufemi Terry.

The five shortlisted stories are:
  • Ken Barris: A Life of Worm from 'New Writing from Africa 2009', published by Johnson and King James Books, Cape Town
  • Lily Mabura: How Shall We Kill the Bishop? from 'Wasafiri' No53, Spring 2008
  • Mamwali Serpell Muzungu from 'The Best American Short Stories 2009', published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston MA
  • Alex Smith Soulmates from 'New Writing from Africa 2009'
  • Olufemi Terry Stickfighting Days from 'Chimurenga' vol 12/13, Cape Town 2008
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