Zuade Kaufman: Conversation With Chris Abani - An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author

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Conversation With Chris Abani - An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author

Posted on Apr 19, 2006

By Zuade Kaufman

Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman sits down with Chris Abani, the author of “GraceLand,” at his home in Los Angeles to talk about his most recent work, “Becoming Abigail,” a novella about a teenage Nigerian girl brought to London and forced into prostitution by relatives.

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