Ghostroots: Stories
A collection of stories with a bite, this is an eerie step into a world of the supernatural where the familiar becomes uncanny. Aguda takes readers through the streets of Nigeria and into the homes and haunted lineages of its residents. Readers of Bora Chung and Mariana Enriquez will revel in Aguda's disquieting atmosphere.
Finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction
Finalist for the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction
Finalist for the 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award
Finalist for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards for Best Collection
Longlisted for The Story Prize
Longlisted for the 10th Annual Clark Fiction Prize
Includes the Story "Breastmilk," Shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing
One of Time's 10 Best Fiction Books of 2024...
























