Arinze Ifeakandu
Nigerian writer best known for the short story collection "God’s Children Are Little Broken Things" (2022), which explores queer love and relationships in contemporary Nigeria. A finalist for the 2017 Caine Prize, he won the 2023 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize. He studied at the University of Nigeria and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he was a Truman Capote Fellow.
Books
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1. God's Children Are Little Broken Things
A collection of intimate short stories set in contemporary Nigeria and its diaspora, this work follows queer men as they navigate clandestine love, family expectations, faith, and the dangers of visibility in a homophobic society. With tender attention to everyday textures, the narratives trace first love and heartbreak, the costs of secrecy and courage, and the complex intersections of class and power, revealing how small acts of care and moments of connection offer solace amid loneliness and fear.