Caine prize won by Tope Folarin
Liz BuryThe Guardian
Caine prize won by Tope Folarin's 'utterly compelling' short story
US-based author says he is delighted by award's 'seal of approval' for his Nigerian-American fiction
Nigerian writer Tope Folarin has scooped the Caine Prize for African Writing for his "utterly compelling" short story Miracle [PDF], set among Nigerian expatriates living in the US.
"I'm elated. I'm a writer situated in the Nigerian disapora, and the Caine prize means a lot – it feels like I'm connected to a long tradition of African writers. The Caine prize is broadening its definition and scope. I consider myself Nigerian and American, both identities are integral to who I am. To win … feels like a seal of approval," Folarin said.
Folarin is the first writer based outside Africa to win the £10,000 prize; he was born and raised in the US, spent a year in Nigeria and six months in Cape Town, but has mostly lived in the UK and US, and is now based in Washington DC.
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