AS THE CROW FLIES, translated by Wangũi wa Goro

102pp., paperback, Black Star Books & Head of Zeus, Reprint, London, (2001) 2024

ISBN: 9781035906178

This collection of short stories was first published in French in 1991 as A Vol d'Oiseau.

"Writing in exquisite, poetic prose, Véronique Tadjo weaves together a rich tapestry of characters - all nameless and faceless - as they tell their stories of parting and return, losing and gaining, suffering and healing." from the back cover

Poet, novelist, academic and artist Véronique Tadjo was born in 1955 in Paris and grew up in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. She was Chair of French and Francophone Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand from 2008 - 2015. She now divides her time between London and Abidjan. She was awarded the Literary Prize of L'Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique in 1983 and the UNICEF Prize in 1993 for the children's book Mamy Wata and the Monster. Her books include The Blind Kingdom; The Shadow of Imana: Travels in the heart of Rwanda; In the Company of Men, the Ebola tales and Queen Pokou: Concerto for a sacrifice, which was awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature d’Afrique Noire.