A Handful of Dust
Stories from the 2013 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop
By: Abdulrashid Mohammed, Adanna Adeleke, Adaora Nwankwo, Arinze Ifeakandu, Damilola Yakubu, Efe Paul Azino, Faith Tissa, Gbolahan Adeola, Kelechi Njoku, Kiprop Kimutai, Lilian Izuorah, Maryam Isa, Okechukwu Otukwu, Rapulu Charles Udoh, Sifa Asani Gowon, Suleiman A. Buhari, Tajudeen Koyejo, Timendu Aghahowa, Uchenna Walter Ude
Synopsis
In this collection, 19 stories speak of the myriad struggles faced by contemporary Africans. ‘Aderoye’ tells the tragic story of a life lost to tradition. A cult collects its due in ‘Pink Soap’. ‘The Little Things’ captures life in a typical Nigerian general hospital. A budding paedophile struggles with his basic urges in ‘Fighting Temptations’. In ‘A Handful of Dust’ a gay teenager struggles to find acceptance from his family.
From the participants of the 2013 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop, A Handful of Dust aptly portrays the internal conflicts we suffer when the lines dividing opposing sides blur.
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