The book
A genre-breaking novel from a powerful new African voice
2019. The Year of the Return. It has been exactly 400 years since the first slave ships left Ghana for America. Ghana has now opened its doors to Black diasporans, encouraging them to return and get to know the land of their ancestors.
Elton, Vincent, and Scott arrive from America to visit preserved sites from the transatlantic slave route, and to explore the country's underground queer scene. Their activities are narrated by their two combative guides: Kobby, their guide to Accra’s privileged circles; and Nana, the voice of tradition and religious principle. The pair's tense relationship sets the tone for what becomes a shocking and unsettling tale of murder that is at times funny, at times erotic, yet always outspoken and iconoclastic.
The author
Kobby Ben Ben
Kobby Ben Ben was born and bred in Ghana. No One Dies Yet is his first novel.
Press
- Aug 1 2024
“A gripping, energetically told, and often funny tale.”
— Deadly Pleasures - Jul 14 2024
“Didn't think neocolonialism could be punctuated by humour? Then you clearly haven't read Kobby Ben Ben.”
— The Sunday Times (South Africa) - Jun 21 2024
“At times funny, at times erotic, yet always outspoken and iconoclastic.”
— The Sunday Times (South Africa) - Jun 16 2024
“Brave.”
— Newzroom Afrika - Apr 22 2024
'Read Your Way Through Accra'
— The New York Times - Mar 15 2024
“Genre-warping.”
— ELLE Magazine