 First edition (Dutch) | |
| Author | Chika Unigwe |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fata Morgana |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Meulenhoff / Manteau |
| Publication date | 26 April 2011 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4000-6833-3 |
| Preceded by | The Phoenix |
| Followed by | The Night Dancer |
On Black Sisters Street is a 2011 translated novel by Nigerian author Chika Unigwe. It is her second novel, which was originally published as Fata Morgana, in Dutch in 2008 and subsequently released in English as On Black Sisters' Street. On Black Sisters' Street is about African prostitutes living and working in Belgium. On Black Sisters' Street won the 2012 Nigeria Prize for Literature; valued at $100,000 it is Africa's largest literary prize.
Plot summary
The story is set on Zwartezusterstraat which is the "Black Sisters' Street" in Ghent, Belgium. Here four migrant sex-workers try to make enough money to pay back the Nigerian pimp named Dele for the fee he claims for transporting them from Nigeria to Belgium.
References
- "On Black Sisters Street: A Novel". Ohio University Press • Swallow Press.
- Eberstadt, Fernanda (29 April 2011). "Tales From the Global Sex Trade". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- "ON BLACK SISTERS STREET | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- Bivan, Nathaniel (13 August 2016). "NLNG shortlist: What you should know about the authors". Daily Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "From NLNG's Treasury .. Chika Unigwe wins $100,000 NIG Prize for Literature". Vanguard News. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- Nehru Odeh (1 November 2012). "Chika Unigwe Wins Nigeria Prize for Literature". PM News. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "Chike Unigwe wins the prestigious NLNG Literary Prize for On Black Sisters' Street". Wasafiri. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
- Barr, Nicola (10 September 2010). "On Black Sisters' Street by Chika Unigwe". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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