Reading this collection we are reminded that Africa is a birthplace of human kind and as such the origin of all storytelling. Each has achieved storytelling excellence.Įight stories, eight writers, five countries, one remarkable journey. Each writer seems to pick up where the other left off. Each writer presents us with characters that take you by the hand into vividly painted worlds. Although the stories are individualistic and they tackle a variety of themes, there is seamlessness in the style. Reading The Pot and other stories is both a delightful literary experience as well as a journey deep into intimate spaces on the Continent. Then with skill and grace you are carried across Africa to meet engaging characters that they know well. Imagine you are held aloft by a group of wonderful women from Uganda, Ghana, Botswana, South Africa and Niger.
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