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"Writing is a very lonely business, so a prize sort of shows one that one is not working in a vacuum."

— Helon Habila Travelers (2019)

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"Like most people I am simply exhausted by politics."

Travelers (2019)

"The African novel is a hybrid form. It is a combination of the African folkloric tradition with the western novel form."

Travelers (2019)

"It is not about prizes, it is about the work."

Travelers (2019)

"I don't see myself as a spokesperson for Africa. I am simply a writer trying to write about people and about themes that interest me."

Travelers (2019)

Happiness is important, but I wouldn't say it is the main purpose of human existence.

Travelers (2019)

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