Lesley Nneka Arimah Books in Order
Lesley Nneka Arimah is a Nigerian writer. She has been described as "a skillful storyteller who can render entire relationships with just a few lines of dialogue" and "a new voice with certain staying power." She is the winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa, the 2017 O. Henry Prize, the 2017 Kirkus Prize, and the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Lesley Nneka Arimah
- #1AmazonWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky(2015)
- #1AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011(2011)
- #2AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012(2011)
- #3AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013(2013)
- #4AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014(2014)
- #5AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015(2015)
- #6AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016(2016)
- #7AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017(2017)
- #8AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018(2018)
- #9AmazonThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019(2019)
- #10AmazonPen America Best Debut Short Stories 2018(2018)
- #11AmazonTwenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing(2019)
- #12AmazonOut There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror(2023)
About Lesley Nneka Arimah
Lesley Nneka Arimah is a Nigerian writer. She has been described as "a skillful storyteller who can render entire relationships with just a few lines of dialogue" and "a new voice with certain staying power." She is the winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa, the 2017 O. Henry Prize, the 2017 Kirkus Prize, and the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing.
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