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Can't rate 'cos I proofread this. Absolutely STUNNING and RIVETING collection of African fiction. Don't miss out.
I put this down and picked it up so many times, but I'm glad that I finished it. The stories are wildly different one from another, and fresh and unique, and not stereotypical. Some of the stories that stuck with me the most are the ones that made me the most uncomfortable. Through this, I have discovered a number of writers who I really enjoyed and I otherwise would never had found.
Full of great short stories, all set in Africa and all have some kind of hotel in them somewhere. Apart from those wide parameters the stories couldn't be more different from one another in form, style, content, characters etc. A really good, enjoyable read.
A great selection of short stories that span the African continent. You won't find poverty porn or the usual cliches but a range of engaging stories set in or around hotels. Most are beautifully written and well constructed stories with memorable characters. My favourite, The Snore Monitor by Chido Muchemwa, is the bitter sweet story of Hamu a hotel worker who has to resort to a range of strategies ensure that peace is maintained in a silent wing of a resort hotel in South Africa, so that she ca...
