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World Service,29 Jul 2001,29 mins

Caine Prize 2001

Artbeat

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A look at the Michael Caine Prize for African Writing and why it was set up last year. This year's winner is the young Nigerian writer, Helon Habila, for his story "Love Poems", taken from "Prison Stories". Catherine Fellows talks to him, to shortlisted author Lília Momplé, and to the chair of the panel of judges Dan Jacobson.

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