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Sierra Leone writer wins prize | Sierra Leone writer wins prize |
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Olufemi Terry: An enormous talent for the future | Olufemi Terry: An enormous talent for the future |
The Sierra Leonean writer Olufemi Terry has won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing, regarded as Africa's leading literary award. | The Sierra Leonean writer Olufemi Terry has won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing, regarded as Africa's leading literary award. |
The prize was given for his story Stickfighting Days - the judges said it presented a heroic culture that was "Homeric" in its scale and conception. | |
They described Olufemi Terry as a talent with an enormous future. | They described Olufemi Terry as a talent with an enormous future. |
Terry was born in Sierra Leone, grew up in Nigeria, was a journalist in Somalia and Uganda, and now lives in Cape Town. | Terry was born in Sierra Leone, grew up in Nigeria, was a journalist in Somalia and Uganda, and now lives in Cape Town. |
His book is about Raul, a boy who lives in a dump and uses sticks to fight with other boys. | |
The Caine prize, of £10,000 ($16,000), is given annually for a short story published in English by an African writer. | |
Terry, however, told the BBC he thought it was "unhelpful" to see writers from the continent as a distinct category. | |
"There is a danger in seeking authenticity in African writing," he told the World Today programme. | |
However, he said he was glad to have won the prize, as it would help him get his first novel published. |
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