Some of them have egregiously racist motifs (and there is strong demand for these among African-American collectors), and some have delightful narratives, like the one that performs a version of the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock".
Chair of the judges Gus Casely-Hayford praised the story, saying: "Tope Folarin's 'Miracle' is another superb Caine prize winner – a delightful and beautifully-paced narrative, that is exquisitely observed and utterly compelling".
He animates countless scenes between his young self, his mother and his grandparents with scraps of well-remembered, or possibly well-imagined, conversation that give the narrative a delightful informality.
Escaping to Brazil is such a familiar fantasy of the American outlaw life that it is strange and delightful, from a purely narrative standpoint, to learn that the trope has been flipped by the swimmer Ryan Lochte, of all people: Olympian gold medallist, onetime reality-TV hopeful, and now, it seems, fugitive from Brazilian justice.
The judges praised it as "a delightful and beautifully paced narrative, that is exquisitely observed and utterly compelling".
The story buzzes along at a delightful clip, and though the narrative falls apart a bit toward the end, it's a fun ride.
That said, Farmer practices her narrative arts with delightful ferocity.
In terms of games, their features being challenging, imaginative, and delightful; being embedded within a narrative; and exhibiting clear rules provide a perfect context for students to engage and learn (Garris et al., 2002; Cheng et al., 2013).
An apparently throwaway remark early on reveals itself to be a narrative arc in a delightful and unexpected way, and a couple of character bits playing on familiar tropes, take on a new cleverness when later contextualised.
