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Oyinkan Braithwaite

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OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo, a Nigerian publishing house, and has been freelancing as a writer and editor since. In 2014, she was shortlisted as a top-ten spoken-word artist in the Eko Poetry Slam, and in 2016 she was a finalist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

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	My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.64 avg rating — 349,562 ratings — published 2018 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treasure 3.36 avg rating — 6,886 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twisted Women's Book Club by Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author), Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author), Sarah Pekkanen (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 6,313 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cursed Daughters 4.05 avg rating — 5,282 ratings — published 2025 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baby is Mine 3.23 avg rating — 3,710 ratings — published 2020 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homeless Bodies and Other Stories by Imogen Hermes Gowar (Contributor), Andrew Michael Hurley (Contributor), Laura Purcell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McSweeney's #59 by Claire Boyle (Editor), Dave Eggers (Editor), Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Sister, the Serial Killer By Oyinkan Braithwaite / How to Kill Your Family By Bella Mackie 2 Books Collection Set by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author), Bella Mackie 3.64 avg rating — 78 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icatha - The Soul Eater (Naija Stories Anthology, #2) by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author), Olachi Ekechukwu, Samuel Okopi really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Sister, the Serial Killer / The Keeper of Stories by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author), Sally Page 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The White Tiger - A Review

I came across The White Tiger in my aunty house and knew I would have to read it quickly. I'm not a huge fan of borrowing books, so I would need to finish it in the course of my stay. Fortunately, it was a compelling book and so finishing it in a matter of days proved easier than I had anticipated.

The title, The White Tiger, triggered my curiosity. After all, I knew it wasn't a tale about animals.

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De vliegeraar van Khaled Hosseini - 352 pagina's - Afghanistan

22 votes, 16.5%

Het huis van de moskee van Kader Abdolah - 412 pagina's - Iran

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10 votes, 7.5%

Duizend schitterende zonnen van Khaled Hosseini - 396 pagina's - Afghanistan

9 votes, 6.8%

Mijn zusje, de seriemoordenaar van Oyinkan Braithwaite - 230 pagina's - Nigeria

9 votes, 6.8%

Kleurenblind/Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood van Trevor Noah - 280 pagina's - Zuid-Afrika

8 votes, 6.0%

Atlantis van David Gibbins - 381 pagina's - Egypte/Rode Zee

6 votes, 4.5%

Judas van Amos Oz - 304 pagina's - Israel

6 votes, 4.5%

De vegetariër van Han Kang - 222 pagina's - Zuid Korea

5 votes, 3.8%

Een kist ontploffende mango's van Mohammed Hanif - 415 pagina's - Pakistan

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De ontembare van Guillermo Arriaga - 830 pagina's - Mexico

3 votes, 2.3%

Ali en Nino van Kurban Said - 282 pagina's - Azerbeidzjan

3 votes, 2.3%

Een huis voor meneer Biswas van V.S. Naipaul - 586 pagina's - Trinidad en Tobago

3 votes, 2.3%

Koorts van Deon Meyer - 582 pagina's - Zuid-Afrika

3 votes, 2.3%

Het lelietheater van Lulu Wang - 495 pagina's - China

3 votes, 2.3%

Blijf bij me van Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ - 288 pagina's - Nigeria

2 votes, 1.5%

Mensenwerk van Han Kang - 240 pagina's - Zuid-Korea

2 votes, 1.5%

Het ding om je hals van Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 254 pagina's - Nigeria

2 votes, 1.5%

Weg naar huis van Yaa Gyasi - 400 pagina's - Ghana

2 votes, 1.5%

Suikerbastaard van Jaap Scholten - 576 pagina's - Ethiopië

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De schim van mijn liefde van Dương Thu Hương - 509 pagina's - Vietnam

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