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Lesley Nneka Arimah

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Lesley Nneka Arimah was born in the UK and grew up wherever her father was stationed for work, which was sometimes Nigeria, sometimes not.

Her work has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, AWP, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and others. She currently lives in Minneapolis.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 26,514 ratings · 4,608 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky 4.10 avg rating — 15,635 ratings — published 2017 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele (Editor/Introduction), Erin E. Adams (Goodreads Author), Violet Allen 3.79 avg rating — 8,131 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle, John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 2,729 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 by Yuka Igarashi (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lesley Nneka Arimah (Goodreads Author) (Compiler), Alexandra Kleeman (Goodreads Author) (Compiler) 4.05 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McSweeney's 53 by Dave Eggers (Editor), Chelsea Bieker (Goodreads Author), Daniel Gumbiner 4.02 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing by Leila Aboulela (Goodreads Author), Helon Habila, Binyavanga Wainaina 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Children of Bones 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goddess of Mtwara and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2017 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PEN America Best Debut Short Stories by Yuka Igarashi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lesley Nneka Arimah (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elinam Agbo (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When Enebeli Okwara sent his girl out in the world, he did not know what the world did to daughters. He did not know how quickly it would wick the dew off her, how she would be returned to him hollowed out, relieved of her better parts.”
― Lesley Nneka Arimah, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

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“Girls with fire in their bellies will be forced to drink from a well of correction till the flames die out.

But my tongue stirred anyway. I stepped into view and threw something of my own.”
― Lesley Nneka Arimah, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

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“Girls with fire in their bellies will be forced to drink from a well of correction till the flames die out.”
― Lesley Nneka Arimah, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

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