A vivid, evocative, colourful and surprising portrait of the continent through selected stories from a wide variety of young authors, that puts African writing firmly on the literary map. Unusual and utterly compelling

Mariella Frostrup, Waitrose Weekend Books of the Year

A selection from novels, in a thick, bright yellow volme that promises much and consistently delivers. What unifies all these authors, other than talent, is their sheer diversity. There's a tremendous variety of outlooks, and a profusion of styles … Africa39 sports some fine writing and confronts preconceptions at every turn

Glasgow Herald

This collection was a really necessary undertaking . . . There's a kind of renaissance taking place, it seems, among young Arab writers . . .We need their voices now more than ever

Dave Eggers, Salon, 'Favorite Book of the Year', on Beirut39

Timely and worthwhile . . . Brimming with exuberance and sparkling with innovation

Guardian on Beirut39