Der Fluch der Falodun Frauen

Reading and discussion with Oyinkan Braithwaite, moderated by Ilija Trojanow

The new "Literature Expeditions" series, hosted by writer and translator Ilija Trojanow, presents exciting, predominantly non-European authors and shows the breadth and depth of world literature. Sergei Lebedev, who opened the series in October, is followed by Oyinkan Braithwaite with her new novel "The Curse of the Falodun Women" about family and fate: Eniiyi is born on the day her aunt Monife is buried. Because of the resemblance to Monife, the family is certain that this must be a reincarnation. The women in Eniiyi's family have not been at peace for generations; according to the Yoruba priestess Mama G, a curse is at work that will be their undoing. Can at least Eniiyi escape the family curse? Oyinkan Braithwaite published
the international bestseller "My Sister, the Serial Killer", which was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2019. Braithwaite lives in the UK and Nigeria.
Supported by the CHRYSANTIL Foundation