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A review by chaostalking
Redemption Song and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 by Caine Prize, Chris Brazier
3.0
As is typical of an anthology of this variety, my thoughts on each story were incredibly mixed, making it hard to come to a consensus regarding this overall reading experience. Some stories were hits, some were misses. But I am always grateful to the Caine Prize and these anthologies for introducing me to a crop of African writers to keep an eye out for in the future.
Highlights include the superb “Involution” by Stacy Hardy, a godsend in what’s turning out to be a middling reading year overall; “Calling the Clouds Home” by Heran T. Abate and “Ngozi” by Bongani Sibanda. A special mention goes out to Eloghosa Osunde’s “Grief Is the Gift that Breaks the Spirit Open”, which I had already read last year as one in a series of interconnected short stories featured in her debut novel <i>Vagabonds!</i> and was a delight to revisit here.
Highlights include the superb “Involution” by Stacy Hardy, a godsend in what’s turning out to be a middling reading year overall; “Calling the Clouds Home” by Heran T. Abate and “Ngozi” by Bongani Sibanda. A special mention goes out to Eloghosa Osunde’s “Grief Is the Gift that Breaks the Spirit Open”, which I had already read last year as one in a series of interconnected short stories featured in her debut novel <i>Vagabonds!</i> and was a delight to revisit here.