Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa

Dissent, disease, disaster: introducing Disruption, a short story collection from new and emerging African writers, many appearing for the first time on North American shelves. Spanning genres, eras, and the vast landscape of the African continent — traversing Libya, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, and beyond — these 21 futuristic, evocative tales resonate profoundly with the theme of disruption.

The narratives bring a distinctive African perspective to global issues that dominate our current times and pervade our deepest concerns: climate change, pandemics, social upheaval, and surveillance, to name a few. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of experiences and imaginations, these stories grant readers a vivid glimpse into worlds both haunting and revelatory, offering fresh insights into the human condition through the lens of African storytelling.