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World Service,2 mins

The Giver of Nicknames

Focus on Africa

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This is the final story from the Caine Prize for African Writing by Rwandan-born Rémy Ngamije. In this extract  a schoolboy -  realising that he has been given a nickname at school - decides to give each pupil who joins his class a nickname too, but he realises that he has to be careful with the name he gives the rich boy Donovan Mitchell. The Âé¶¹Éç's Hassan Arouni reads an extract from 'The Giver of Nicknames'.

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