Chris Abani

Praise for The Virgin of Flames

Chris Abani reveals Los Angeles as we have never seen it before - magical and crumbling, a place of deserted rooftop oases and intersections where new identities are bought and sold. He has rewritten our American st ...

Walter Mosely

Contains moments of real tenderness and beauty

New Statesmen

Abani is as adept at portraying [Black's] humanity as he is at portraying the richness of his city. The Virgin of the Flames is fully of beauty and insight. Suspenseful, too

Jane Smiley, Guardian

Chris Abani reveals Los Angeles as we have never seen it before - magical and crumbling, a place of deserted rooftop oases and intersections where new identities are bought and sold. He has rewritten our American st ...

Walter Mosely

Contains moments of real tenderness and beauty

New Statesmen

Abani is as adept at portraying [Black's] humanity as he is at portraying the richness of his city. The Virgin of the Flames is fully of beauty and insight. Suspenseful, too

Jane Smiley, Guardian

Chris Abani reveals Los Angeles as we have never seen it before - magical and crumbling, a place of deserted rooftop oases and intersections where new identities are bought and sold. He has rewritten our American st ...

Walter Mosely

Contains moments of real tenderness and beauty

New Statesmen

Abani is as adept at portraying [Black's] humanity as he is at portraying the richness of his city. The Virgin of the Flames is fully of beauty and insight. Suspenseful, too

Jane Smiley, Guardian