Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories

Walking on Cowrie Shells is a groundbreaking debut story collection that will leave you in awe of Nana Nkweti's virtuosity.

With each twist and turn, Nkwiti masterfully blends realism with clever genre inversions, delivering a vibrant tapestry of characters whose lives span Cameroonian and American cultures.

From a teenage girl who leverages her adoptive parents to fast-track her fortunes, to a pregnant pastor's wife struggling with the collision of western Christianity and traditional beliefs, this collection is both thought-provoking and entertaining.

With a satirical romp about a zombie outbreak in West Africa and a mermaid tale about a Mami Wata who forgoes her power, Nkwiti's writing is both inventive and complex.

Don't miss out on this dazzling debut that announces the arrival of a superlative new voice in literature.