One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories
Cover of 2009 edition of One World: A Global Anthology
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| Author | Various |
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| Cover artist | Victor Ehikhamenor |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | New Internationalist |
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2009 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
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One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories is a collection of short stories, published in 2009 by New Internationalist. Edited by Chris Brazier, the book contains 23 short stories by 23 different authors who represent 14 different countries and five continents. The collection was put together by Nigerian writers Ovo Adagha and Molara Wood, and includes stories by notable authors, such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri as well as many up-and-coming writers such as Petina Gappah, winner of the 2009 Guardian First Book Award, Henrietta Rose-Innes (2008 Caine Prize-winnwe), Elaine Chiew, a recipient of the Bridport Prize, and Chika Unigwe, winner of the 2003 BBC Short Story Competition and a Commonwealth Short Story Competition award.
One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories was launched at the 2009 Oxford Literary Festival held at Christ Church College, Oxford. Proceeds are given to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctor's Without Borders).
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