One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories

Synopsis

One World Two Is The Eagerly Awaited Follow-up To One World And Another Globe-trotting Collection Of Stories. But It Is More Than Simply An Anthology Of Short Fiction, As It Contains Representative Literature From All Over The World, Conveying The Reader On Thought-provoking Journeys Across Continents, Cultures And Landscapes. The Collection Is Built Around A Loose Theme Of Building Bridges. It Is Interested In The Human Condition As A Dynamic Central Line Linking Individuals, Cultures And Experiences: East And West, North And South, And, Perhaps Most Importantly, Past, Present And Future.--amazon.com. Foreword By Elleke Boehmer (netherlands/south Africa/britain) -- Introduction By Ovo Adagha (nigeria) -- The Leftovers / Yewande Omotoso (nigeria/barbados/south Africa) -- The War Years / Viet Thanh Nguyen (united States/vietnam) -- Horses / Heidi North Bailey (new Zealand/aotearoa) -- Ghosts / Ana Menéndez (united States/cuba) -- Something Like Joy / Mathew Howard (canada/australia) -- That Balmy September Day / Okwiri Oduor (kenya) -- Matchstick / Desiree Bailey (trinidad & Tobago/united States) -- Homecoming / Vamba Sherif (liberia/the Netherlands) -- Secret Pigeons / Alice Melike Ulgezer (turkey/australia) -- Absence / Daniel Alarcon (peru/united States) -- Light Rain / Mansoura Ez-eldin (egypt) -- Bitter Kola / Aminatta Forna (scotland/sierra Leone) -- On Her Side / Nahid Rachlin (iran/united States) -- The David Thuo Show / Samuel Muene (kenya) -- Nellie / Vanessa Barbara (brazil) -- Why Tlatlemetsi Escapes To Paradise / Ret'sepile Makamane (lesotho) -- Nobody's Talking About Falling In Love / Fan Wu (china/united States) -- Sangmele / Olufemi Terry (sierra Leone/st Vincent And The Grenadines) -- Inventions Of The Future / Balli Kaur Jaswal (singapore/australia) -- The Awakening / Chris Brazier (england) -- Dosas / Edwidge Danticat (haiti/united States) Edited By Ovo Adagha And Chris Brazier.