An Excerpt of ‘The Burke Street Chronicles’ by Ingrid Persaud
Read an exclusive extract from Ingrid Persaud’s ‘The Burke Street Chronicles’, first published in Wasafiri 110.
Archive: Fiction
An Extract from What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You by Sharma Taylor
Read an extract from Sharma Taylor’s debut novel, What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You, along with an exclusive commentary on the histories of indentured workers in Jamaica, and the important legacies that they left.
Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor by Bhavika Govil
Read Bhavika Govil’s evocative ‘Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Tessellation by Anam Raheem
Read ‘Tessellation’ by Anam Raheem, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
The Claws Come First by Mónica Ibarra Parle
Read Mónica Ibarra Parle’s short story ‘The Claws Come First’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Fuck Marry Kill by Riddhi Dastidar
Read Riddhi Dastidar’s short story ‘Fuck Marry Kill’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Harriet’s Party: An Excerpt from ‘Love Marriage’ by Monica Ali
Read this excerpt from Monica Ali’s Love Marriage, first published in Wasafiri Issue 109, and available to read online for the month of March.
An Extract from ‘The Book Smuggler’ by Bina Shah
Read an exclusive extract of Bina Shah’s short story ‘The Book Smuggler’, first published in Issue 108: House of Wisdom, and available for free until the end of January.
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga
Read an exclusive extract from Scholastique Mukasonga’s new novel – translated by Melanie Mauthner and published by Daunt Books – to mark our special issue on Human Rights Cultures.