The Blink That Killed The Eye and the fluid nature of

and the fluid nature of identity in Britain today

From the winner of the 2021 Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature

Sola Longe

if not for his meddling mother and the outdated traditions of society

The Blink That Killed The Eye and the fluid nature ofA stunningly crafted debut short story collection, The Blink That Kills the Eye takes a poetic torch to the shadows of daily life, illuminating the characters, situations, emotions and dilemmas that pour into even the most ordinary existences. From building sites to prison cells from the birth of love to the last moments of breath poet Anthony Anaxagorou expertly navigates through the tangled nets of invisibility, desperation and power to bring us