Susi Wyss is the author of The Civilized World (Henry Holt), a book of fiction set across Africa that was largely inspired by her twenty-year career managing international projects in HIV/ AIDS and women’s health. In addition to receiving the Maria Thomas Fiction Award, The Civilized World was named a “Book to Pick Up Now” by O, the Oprah Magazine. Born in DC and currently based in Silver Spring, Susi has received awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and several other arts organizations.
13 entries by Susi Wyss
Innie Shadows
By Olivia M. Coetzee
A largely queer cast of characters unravels a murder outside Cape Town.
Demoiselles of Numidia
By Mohamed Leftah; translated by Lara Vergnaud
Prostitutes and pimps navigate their world in 1990s Morocco.
Ndima Ndima
By Tsitsi Mapepa
A mother and daughter navigate their complex relationship amid turmoil in Zimbabwe.
Demoiselles of Numidia: A Novel
By Mohamed Leftah; translated by Lara Vergnaud
Prostitutes and pimps navigate their world in 1990s Morocco.
Glory
By NoViolet Bulawayo
This searing fable of corruption in Zimbabwe conjures Orwell.
A Long Way from Douala
By Max Lobe; translated by Ros Schwartz
Buckle up for a wild, rowdy road trip through Cameroon.
Kibogo
By Scholastique Mukasonga; translated by Mark Polizzotti
A spare, multilayered fable about colonial Rwanda.
Glory: A Novel
By NoViolet Bulawayo
This searing fable of corruption in Zimbabwe conjures Orwell.
A Long Way from Douala: A Novel
By Max Lobe; translated by Ros Schwartz
Buckle up for a wild, rowdy road trip through Cameroon.
Gravel Heart: A Novel
By Abdulrazak Gurnah
This international family drama unsettles readers with themes of political strife, homelessness, and inner turmoil.
Dust: A Novel
By Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
A revealing look at the flip-side of the "safari and wildlife" Kenya with which most Americans are familiar.
We Need New Names
NoViolet Bulawayo
Stretching from Zimbabwe to Michigan, the hardship and rootlessness of a young girl’s life is the focus of this debut novel.
The Magic of Saida
M.G. Vassanji
A past love and broken promise triggers a physician’s intense search for identity.