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From isiZulu, I Thought it Would Rain by Nakanjani G. Sibiya translated by Sifiso Mzobe #SouthAfrica
"Published in 2006, a novel way before it's time engaging, as it did, sexuality and gender in a way that has only started coming into mainstream conversation in the last ten years." – poet, writer, translator, editor, and activist Zukiswa Wanner
From Hausa, Sin Is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu translated by Aliyu Kamal #Nigera
"Utterly addictive." – Nnedi Okorafor
From Shona, Sunshine City by Pauline Chirata-Mukondiwa translated by Zukiswa Wanner #Zimbabwe
"Sunshine City proves that sometimes the grass is not always green on the other side, moreso when home becomes less homely than imagined." – poet, writer, translator, editor, and activist Zukiswa Wanner
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From isiZulu, I Thought it Would Rain by Nakanjani G. Sibiya translated by Sifiso Mzobe #SouthAfrica
"Published in 2006, a novel way before it's time engaging, as it did, sexuality and gender in a way that has only started coming into mainstream conversation in the last ten years." – poet, writer, translator, editor, and activist Zukiswa Wanner
From Arabic, No One Knows Their Blood Type by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat translated by Hazem Jamjoum #Palestine
2025 Palestine Book Awards Winner for Translation
