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AMAB Publishing is delighted to announce that we have
acquired the Nigerian rights to publish Satans & Shaitans by Obinna
Udenwe. This is exciting news as it means that Satans and Shitans will be available in bookshops in our part of the world. Yay!
Set against the backdrop of Nigeria’s on-going terrorist
tensions, the book is acclaimed to be ‘a fresh, authentic new voice in
Nigeria Crime Fiction.Satans& Shaitans has recently been shortlisted for the 2015 ANA Review awards.
The book was first published in London by Jacaranda Books
in 2014. Written ambitiously with authority and
authenticity, Satans& Shaitans creates a solution pathway for
many religious and socio-political problems in Nigeria. Because it is a
Crime Fiction story at its heart with attendant implications on
terrorism, the availability of its Nigerian version will make a great
read for researchers, students, government officials, religious
stakeholders, security experts, crime fiction fans and the general
public.
Satans & Shaitans will be in the Nigerian public space
in the first weeks of December 2015 in time for end of the year book
acquisition. A pre-order page will be made public by mid-November 2015
About the Author
Obinna Udenwe is one of the most prolific young short story
writers in Nigeria. He was born in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, to a
political family and became politically active at a young age, leading
Ebonyi State Children’s Parliament, and subsequently creating the Ugreen
Foundation recognized by the government for its services amongst the
youth.
Obinna Udenwe is one of the few African writers fearless
enough to delve into controversial issues – in 2015 he eroticised the
Nigerian church in fiction in a series titled Holy Sex, published to
wide readership and criticism. His stories have appeared in Fiction365,
Ehanom Review, Brittle Paper, Tribe, Kalahari Review, Alariwo, African
Writer, Outside In Magazine, Books Live, etc., and anthologised in
African Roar, Dreams at Dawn, ANA Review, and the Short Story is Dead
Long Live the Short Story. He is the co-founder of the ‘Crossover
Mexico-Nigeria’ writing project. Obinna Udenwe won the 2009 National
Top12 Award and the 2012 African International Achievers Award. In 2014
he was honoured with the award of the ‘State Literary Icon’ by the
Governor of Ebonyi State. He is a democracy enthusiast.