The winning novel, Reste Avec Moi, was first published in English under the title Stay with me before being translated into French by Josette Chicheportiche and published by Charleston Editions in 2019.
From a longlist of 28 titles, Ayobami Adebayo’s Reste Avec Moi has beat the other 4 shortlisted books to win the Prix Les Afriques 2020 award, worth 6,000 Swiss francs ($6,600).
The shortlist comprised:
• Reste Avec Moi by Ayobami Adebayo, published by Charleston.
• Les confessions de Frannie Langton by Sara Collins, published by Belfond.
• Amour, patrie et soupe de crabe by Johary Ravaloson, published by Editions Dodo Vole
• Rouge Impératrice by Léonora Miano, published by Grasset.
• Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, published by Métailié.
Per the summary by James Murua,
Prix Les Afriques was created by the Swiss lawyer Ngoãn Beti founded association La Cene Littéraire in 2015. It is awarded annually to an African or writer of African descent who has written fiction highlighting a human, societal, ideological, political, cultural, economic, or historical issue related to Africa or its diaspora. Prix Les Afriques aims at giving greater exposure to African authors and authors of African descent.
The winning novel, Reste Avec Moi, was first published in English under the title Stay with me before being translated into French by Josette Chicheportiche and published by Charleston Editions in 2019.
Read more at the James Murua blog.
