Critical Reception
In 2011, African writer Ikhide R. Ikheloa criticized the prize, suggesting that
- "many writers are skewing their written perspectives to fit what they imagine will sell to the West and the judges of the Caine Prize.. The creation of a prize for "African writing" may have created the unintended effect of breeding writers willing to stereotype Africa for glory.. The mostly lazy, predictable stories that made the 2011 shortlist celebrate orthodoxy and mediocrity."
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