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    Lesley Nneka Arimah

    Lesley Nneka Arimah was born in the UK and grew up in Nigeria and the United States. Her work has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, the Elizabeth George Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, Breadloaf and others. She was selected for the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 and is the recipient of an O'Henry Award, the 2017 Kirkus Prize, and is a Society of Midland Authors 2017 honoree. Her short story collection What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky was published by Riverhead in April 2017 and is a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award. She currently lives in Minneapolis.
    A People's Future of the United States
    A People's Future of the United States
    Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
    Charlie Jane Anders , Lesley Nneka Arimah , Charles Yu
    9780525508809
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 05, 2019
    One World
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
    What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
    Stories
    Lesley Nneka Arimah
    9780735211032
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 03, 2018
    Riverhead Books
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

    Books

    A People's Future of the United States
    A People's Future of the United States
    Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
    Charlie Jane Anders, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Charles Yu
    9780525508809
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 05, 2019
    One World
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
    What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
    Stories
    Lesley Nneka Arimah
    9780735211032
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Apr 03, 2018
    Riverhead Books
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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