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Hustler literature sheds light on the world of internet fraud in Nigeria The Conversation 05 Aug 2021, 04:43 GMT+10 Hustler narratives have emerged as a genre in world literature since the mid 1960s. It is an expansive genre, but deals broadly with the shortcomings of any given political economy as seen from the perspective of characters who position themselves as both victims and villains. There have been groundbreaking hustler narratives from the US - like The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, and Donald Goines's Dopefiend (1971). In recent times, critic...

2 Trinis shortlisted for Commonwealth Short Story Prize 3 Hrs Ago Former Newsday reporter Andre Bagoo’s Hunger has been shortlisted for The Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Bagoo was selected from some 6,423 entries. - Two Trinidadians are on the shortlist of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Hunger by former Newsday reporter Andre Bagoo and Rashad Hosein’s English at the End of Time were selected from among the record-breaking list of 6,423 entries. Twenty-five outstanding stories have been shortlisted by an international judging panel for the world’s most global literature priz...