"My books are often shelved around those of……" — Chris Abani
"My books are often shelved around those of Chinua Achebe and Margaret Atwood, or Chimamanda Adichie and Monica Ali. All of this depends, of course, on the bookstore and how conversant the shelf stocker is with the alphabet."
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17 Quotes by Chris Abani
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My friend Ronald Gottesman says...that the cause of all our trouble is the belief in an essential, pure identity: religious,…
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What we know about who we are comes from stories. It's the agents of our imagination who really shape who…
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If you want to know about Africa, read our literature - and not just 'Things Fall Apart,' because that would…
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Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms…
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In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting…
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People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes
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What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple…
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You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act…
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What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple…
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Men do communicate, often very directly, but women sometimes cannot accept how simple what we have to say is.
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That women are mysterious and unknowable is something every young man grows up believing. Men, on the other hand, never…
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My search is always to find ways to chronicle, to share and to document stories about people, just everyday people.…
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