Abubakar Adam Ibrahim: 3 books

This emotionally wrought short story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim illuminates the experiences of a mother and daughter relegated to life in a Lagosian brothel. Alongside an interview with the author, this story originally appeared in the anthology "Gambit: Newer African Writing," which is also available on Kobo.

GAMBIT: NEWER AFRICAN WRITING is a unique collection of nine interviews and original short stories by emerging writers from across Africa. The stories in this anthology reflect the nuances that arise from living in a post-postcolonial Africa, where stereotypes are crumbling and writers are willing...

An affair between 55-year-old widow Binta Zubairu and 26-year-old weed dealer Reza was bound to provoke condemnation in conservative Northern Nigeria. Brought together in unusual circumstances, Binta and Reza faced a need they could only satisfy in each other. Binta - previously reconciled with God...