All The Good Things Around Us: An Anthology of African Short Stories - Softcover

This collection edited by Ivor Agyeman-Duah is an important and timely publication that brings
together bright voices comprising budding and accomplished African writers under one roof. The
collection is dynamic and engaging in covering different experiences within Africa and its Diaspora.
There are stories of harrowing experiences that document human interaction that are emotionally
charged and full of pain and sadness. However, there are also several life-affirming narratives
throughout the collection that give hope to the possibilities of human bonding in multiple and
appealing ways and bear testimony to the ultimate power of human goodness. The writers are skilled
artisans who display their dexterity in the way that they deploy language and images to engage their
readers’ attention and imagination

Ivor Agyeman-Duah is the founder of the public organization, Centre for Intellectual Renewal in Ghana. He is the author and editor of several books including An Economic History of Ghana, Bu Me Be: Proverbs of the Akans, which he edited with the late Peggy Appiah and her son Kwame Anthony Appiah and Pilgrims of the Night. Born in 1966 in Kumasi, he was holds MA from the University of Wales and an MSc in Economic Development from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is the winner of several international awards including 'The Distinguished Friend of Oxford 2012' at Oxford University.