Nigerian writer and filmmaker Umar Turaki’s debut novel, “Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold” will be published by Little A, an imprint of Amazon Publishing.
The novel was pitched to Selena James at Little A in a two-book deal by Turaki’s agent, Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger.
The Nigerian rights to the novel was acquired by Farafina Kachifo.
Turaki has a history with the latter, having attended the Chimamanda Adichie-facilitated Farafina Creative Writing Workshop in 2016.
Reportedly pitched as “an allegorical tale in the vein of Station Eleven, in which a small community is cut off from the world after a mysterious illness leaves only children behind,” the novel is forthcoming in 2022.
Turaki shared the news on Twitter, adding that it was his “deepest, most precious dream for 20 year”.
