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Radio 4,09 Mar 2018,15 mins

SeriesSeries 1

Chuma by Lesley Nneka Arimah

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Amaka goes home to Abuja to find that all trace of her younger brother, Chuma has been erased. Lesley Nneka Arimah's short story read by Ony Uhiara. Lesley is an award-winning writer. She was the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa in 2015 and has twice been shortlisted for the Caine Prize. Her debut short story collection, What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, was published to acclaim in 2017. Producer: Elizabeth Allard First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

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