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Chris Abani is a Nigerian poet and novelist and the author of The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail (a New York Times Editor's Choice), and GraceLand (a selection of the Today Show Book Club and winner of the 2005 PEN/Hemingway Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award). His other prizes include a PEN Freedom to Write Award, a Prince Claus Award, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship. He lives and teaches in California.
Awards: Edgar (2015), PEN (2005) see all
Genres: Mystery
New and upcoming books
Novels
Masters of the Board (1985)
Graceland (2004)
The Virgin of Flames (2007)
The Secret History of Las Vegas (2014)
Graceland (2004)
The Virgin of Flames (2007)
The Secret History of Las Vegas (2014)
Collections
Kalakuta Republic (poems) (2000)
Daphne's Lot (poems) (2003)
Dog Woman (poems) (2004)
Hands Washing Water (poems) (2006)
Feed Me the Sun (poems) (2010)
Sanctificum (poems) (2010)
There Are No Names for Red (poems) (2010)
New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2017) (with Kwame Dawes)
Smoking the Bible (poems) (2022)
Tisa: New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2023) (with Kwame Dawes)
Kumi: New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2024) (with Kwame Dawes)
Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry (poems) (2025) (with Kwame Dawes)
Daphne's Lot (poems) (2003)
Dog Woman (poems) (2004)
Hands Washing Water (poems) (2006)
Feed Me the Sun (poems) (2010)
Sanctificum (poems) (2010)
There Are No Names for Red (poems) (2010)
New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2017) (with Kwame Dawes)
Smoking the Bible (poems) (2022)
Tisa: New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2023) (with Kwame Dawes)
Kumi: New-Generation African Poets (poems) (2024) (with Kwame Dawes)
Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry (poems) (2025) (with Kwame Dawes)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Chris Abani
Dismantle (2014)
An Anthology of Writing from the Vona/Voices Writing Workshop
edited by
Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela
Awards
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Chris Abani recommends
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens (2023)
Raul Palma
"The modern thriller, fantasy, magic, horror and the literary immigrant novel overlap in this at turns darkly funny, at turns heartbreaking and always disruptive debut from Raul Palma. In the ways that Walter Mosley maps and curates Los Angeles and its underbelly, Palma maps Miami - bringing the same intimacy and nuance to his cartography of place and character. Through elegant prose we follow Hugo Contreras on an epic quest for self and to resolve duty and love and redemption."
The History of a Difficult Child (2023)
Mihret Sibhat
"Mihret Sibhat's The History of a Difficult Child signals the emergence of a major new writing talent. Not only does the novel confront history, masculinity, and gender in refreshing but uncompromising ways, it also has a remarkably original voice, fresh and irreverent. This, combined with the unexpected reimagining of the novel form, her elegant and accessible language, and her deft hand at tragicomedy, ensures Sibhat will soon be one of the most influential voices in the literature of Africa. I am sure this is only the first of many important books that will come from this gifted writer."
Flight Risk (2021)
Joy Castro
"Joy Castro writes with a balanced urgency—elegant sentences tempered with grace and intelligence, clear and gripping character arcs and story lines—and with a depth and dimension that leans into the transformative. Another strong book."
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