The Granta Book of the African Short Story Quotes

“And I too am not myself, hoping for refuge in a metaphor that will contain it all.”
― Helon Habila, The Granta Book of the African Short Story

“Or airport welcoming procedures...
Dancing girls in grass skirts singing, 'A-wimbowe, a-wimbowe...'
Dancing men singing, 'A-wimbowe, a-wimbowe...'
Giant warrior with lion whiskers and shiny black make-up walks on all fours towards clapping German tourists, flexing his muscles and growling, 'A-wimbowe, a-wimbowe...'
In the jungle...”
― Binyavanga Wainaina, The Granta Book of the African Short Story