Author Tope Folarin (pictured), has been named as the winner of the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing for his "utterly compelling" short story Miracle.
Miracle is a tale of faith and deceit in an evangelical Nigerian church in Texas where the congregation has gathered to witness the healing powers of a blind pastor-prophet.
"The story is situated in the Nigerian diaspora, and that heightens what is going on for the people in the church. It begins with 'we' and then moves to the 'I'
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