Efo Riro and Other Stories
This collection is set primarily within Nigeria, and the stories here cover varied social themes including spousal abuse, religious dogma, love, bravery, betrayal and vengeance.
Colours of Hatred
On her deathbed, Leona seeks forgiveness by confessional. Dastardly as the sin is, it is an act of love, loyalty, disobedience, and perceived fairness.
An Orchestra of Minorities
Umuahia, Nigeria. Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, sees a woman attempting to jump to her death from a highway bridge.
The Chibok Girls
On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram.
Fifty-seven of them escaped over the next few months, but most were never heard from again.
The Beginning of Everything Colorful
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are welcoming Spain’s Kind Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who are visiting Japan as state guests, at the Imperial Palace, with Crown Prince Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also attending a related event there
Indigo
Indigo is a collection of short stories.
The arrival of a second wife causes a woman to reassess her marriage… Another faces up to tough choices in the wake of a military coup…
We Won’t Fade Into Darkness
An Abusive father is forced out of safety to find his runaway son in a world where males are going extinct and female monarchs have resorted to drastic methods to ensure continuity of the Nigerian race.
A Gecko’s Farewell
A Gecko’s Farewell is a novel about three Africans from different parts of the continent who meet in the spirit(online) and plan to found a School of Stories.
Oil on Water
Helon Habila’s third novel explores militancy and petrol-politics in Nigeria’s Niger Delta—International cause célèbre following the 1995 extra-judicial killing of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
Night Dancer
Night Dancer is set in Nigeria and tells the story of Mma and her stubborn mother, Ezi. Ezi’s unexpected death leads Mma to learn about her mother’s past and rethink the resentment and contempt she has held for her mother her whole life.