Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani has won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book in the Africa Region for her novel, I Do Not Come To You By Chance. The win was announced by the Commonwealth Foundation in South Africa earlier today. South African writer Marie Heese was also declared the Africa Regional winner in the Best Book category.
Nwaubani's winning book, published by Cassava Republic tells the story of a young man drawn into the clandestine world of Nigerian advance fee fraud, better known as ‘419'. The overall winner will be announced in New Delhi, India, on April 12.
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Congrats are in order all the way from Kenya.
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