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Harriett Gilbert reports from the awards ceremony of the 2011 Caine Prize for African fiction. This is followed by an abridged reading of the winning short story - 'Hitting Budapest'.

The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. On today's programme Harriett Gilbert reports from the awards ceremony of the 2011 Caine Prize for African fiction and amongst the many writers and publishers, talks to this year's winner, NoViolet Bulawayo from Zimbabwe. This is followed by an abridged reading of the winning short story - 'Hitting Budapest'.

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