Ghana

The Teller of Secrets, originally published in Nigeria as Of Women and Frogs, and Daughters in Exile were acquired in a 6-figure deal.

The story, moving from Ghana to Spain, has been called “a stunning testament to the strength of the human spirit.”

The Ethiopian novelist’s event is themed “Forgotten Heroines & Tomorrow’s Sheroes.”

The Ghanaian poet’s debut collection has spurred comparison to “folk poets like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.”

The selections, says the chair of judges Bernardine Evaristo, are “gloriously varied and thematically rich . . . and grapple with society’s big issues expressed through thrilling storytelling.”

It is an “unsettling tale of murder in a country whose dead slaves are shackled with stories that must be heard.”