Chris Abani

38 books

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa by Kadija Sesay, Fred D'Aguiar, Pascale Petit, Sarah Maguire, Chenjerai Hove, Nathalie Handal, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Benjamin Zephaniah, Niyi Osundare, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Helon Habila, Amiri Baraka, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paulo da Costa, Lemn Sissay, Kwame Dawes, Martín Espada, Chris Abani, Syl Cheney Coker, Moniza Alvi, Jayne Cortez

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa

Kadija Sesay, Fred D'Aguiar, Pascale Petit, Sarah Maguire, Chenjerai Hove, Nathalie Handal, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Benjamin Zephaniah, Niyi Osundare, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Helon Habila, Amiri Baraka, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Paulo da Costa, Lemn Sissay, Kwame Dawes, Martín Espada, Chris Abani, Syl Cheney Coker, Moniza Alvi, Jayne Cortez

fiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced

200 pages | first published 2005

Daphne's Lot by Chris Abani

Daphne's Lot

Chris Abani

fiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

112 pages | first published 2003

Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop by Mat Johnson, Marco Fernando Navarro, Adriana Ramirez, Minal Hajratwala, Andrea Walls, Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Camille Acker, Justin Torres, Ching-In Chen, Cristina García, Nikky Finney, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani, Kimberly Alidio, Junot Díaz, Mitchell Jackson, Maaza Mengiste

Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop

Mat Johnson, Marco Fernando Navarro, Adriana Ramirez, Minal Hajratwala, Andrea Walls, Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Camille Acker, Justin Torres, Ching-In Chen, Cristina García, Nikky Finney, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani, Kimberly Alidio, Junot Díaz, Mitchell Jackson, Maaza Mengiste

fiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

275 pages | first published 2014

Dog Woman by Chris Abani

Dog Woman

Chris Abani

nonfiction poetry reflective medium-paced

112 pages

The Face: Cartography of the Void by Chris Abani

The Face: Cartography of the Void

The Face #3

Chris Abani

nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

59 pages | first published 2014

Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing by Yvonne Vera, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Mia Couto, Doreen Baingana, Leila Aboulela, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Nawal El Saadawi, Ondjaki, Abdourahman A. Waberi, Aziz Chouaki, J.M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mohamed Magani, Marlene van Niekerk, Patrice Nganang, Helon Habila, Mohammed Naseehu Ali, Boubacar Boris Diop, Nuruddin Farah, Alain Mabanckou, Nadine Gordimer, Niq Mhlongo, Zakes Mda, Chinua Achebe, José Eduardo Agualusa, Rob Spillman, E.C. Osondu, Binyavanga Wainaina, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani

Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing

Yvonne Vera, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Mia Couto, Doreen Baingana, Leila Aboulela, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Nawal El Saadawi, Ondjaki, Abdourahman A. Waberi, Aziz Chouaki, J.M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mohamed Magani, Marlene van Niekerk, Patrice Nganang, Helon Habila, Mohammed Naseehu Ali, Boubacar Boris Diop, Nuruddin Farah, Alain Mabanckou, Nadine Gordimer, Niq Mhlongo, Zakes Mda, Chinua Achebe, José Eduardo Agualusa, Rob Spillman, E.C. Osondu, Binyavanga Wainaina, Laila Lalami, Chris Abani

fiction short stories reflective sad medium-paced

344 pages | first published 2009

Hands Washing Water by Chris Abani

Hands Washing Water

Chris Abani

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective medium-paced

90 pages | first published 2006

Kalakuta Republic by Chris Abani

Kalakuta Republic

Chris Abani

fiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

116 pages | first published 2000

Kingston Noir by Patricia Powell, Leone Ross, Kei Miller, Ian Thomson, Thomas Glave, Marcia Douglas, Kwame Dawes, Marlon James, Chris Abani, Colin Channer, Christopher John Farley

Kingston Noir

Patricia Powell, Leone Ross, Kei Miller, Ian Thomson, Thomas Glave, Marcia Douglas, Kwame Dawes, Marlon James, Chris Abani, Colin Channer, Christopher John Farley

fiction crime mystery short stories challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

288 pages | first published 2012

Lagos Noir by Chris Abani

Lagos Noir

Chris Abani

fiction short stories dark reflective fast-paced

224 pages | first published 2018