Tope Folarin’s debut novel “A Particular Kind of Black Man,” published by Simon & Shuster is due out in August, 2019.
Tope Folarin is a Nigerian-American writer. He came to limelight inn 2013 when he won that year’s Caine Prize for African Writing, for his short story “Miracle.” His short story “Genesis” was also shortlisted for the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing.
The writer took to Twitter to make the announcement himself. In his words; “Truly thrilling to hold my own book in my hand. It will be out in two weeks, and I can’t wait. If you are so inclined, you can pre-order via my website: www.topefolarin.com