MFA Alum Tochi Eze Selected: 10 Outstanding Stories to Read in 2023
Congratulations to MFA Creative Writing alum Tochi Eze! Her short story—"The Americanization of Kambili" in the November 2022 issue of Catapult—has been selected by Longreads as one of Ten Outstanding Stories to Read in 2023.
An excerpt from "The Americanization of Kambili":
I was six years old when Kambili was pink and soft. Dad and Mum were loud with their joy—after five years of trying again, waiting again, Kambili was their prize at the end of those frantic years. Daddy’s trophy. Mummy’s answered prayer. Mine to watch and care for.
Follow Eze on Twitter @tochi5 or on Substack.
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