In Rabata, everyone has secrets – especially since the arrival of the white American missionaries... |
“BEFORE THE MANGO RIPENS is a beautifully rendered debut novel by a novelist who writes well beyond her years."
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Afabwaje Kurian received her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Callaloo, Crazyhorse, The Bare Life Review, and Joyland Magazine. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa, for the International Writing Program, and for The Writer’s Center. She's received residencies from Ucross, Vermont Studio Center, and Ragdale. Born in Jos, Nigeria, and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and in Ohio, Afabwaje now divides her time between Washington, DC, and the Midwest.
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