Stories at the Station – Mubanga Kalimamukwento

Winner of the 2025 Minnesota Book Award in the Novel and Short Story category, Obligations to the Wounded is an extraordinary collection of stories about Zambian women, all of whom are adjusting to circumstances far outside of their control, either in the United States or in Kalimamukwento’s birth nation of Zambia.

“While providing a sense of the ancient traditions of the various ethnic groups of the landlocked south-central African nation, the stories in Obligations to the Wounded have a universal appeal. Who wouldn’t feel vulnerable in the face of authority, especially when you’re young and female? Kalimamukwento’s characters face daunting odds while trying to do the right thing, in a way that feels so familiar, so compelling. So many of Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s characters are vulnerable, conflicted, wounded. Very few are evil or malevolent. Everyone can use a little help, human or divine. We feel that obligation, reading these stories.” – Charles Rammelkamp, The Hopkins Review

Join us for the latest iteration of Stories at the Station – light appetizers and a cash bar provided!