Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9780435905668
A collection of 20 stories written between 1980-1991 which deal with themes relevant to various regions of Africa.
Author : Charlotte H. Bruner
Publisher : Heinemann International Incorporated
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,28 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Education
ISBN :
A contemporary selection of 22 African women's shortstories that vividly portray the everyday concerns of women's lives. The stories, divided into sections from north, south, east and west, cover such themes as the exploitation of serving girls, the experience of women behind veils, enduring friendships, the achievement of social power, independence of thought, and the affirmation of personal identity. These are new writers recording the new Africa with a fresh perspective. Authors whose stories are included in this landmark collection are: Northern Africa -- Nawal El Saadawi Assia Djebar Gisele Halimi Leila Sebbar Andree Chedid Southern Africa -- Tsitsi Dangarembga Bessie Head Jean Marquard Zoe Wicomb Sheila Fugard Farida Karodia Eastern Africa -- Evelyn Awuor Ayodo Violet Dias Lannoy Daisy Kabaragama Lina Magaia Western Africa -- Catherine Obianuju Acholonu Ifeoma Okoye Zaynab Alkali Orlanda Amarilis Aminata Maiga Ka
Author : Ce, Chin
Publisher : Handel Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 31,58 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783603574
The International Society of Literary Fellows (Lsi) is the society of creative writers and scholars from African and the world with a critical interest in current developments around modern cultures of indigenous and foreign language expressions. In partnership with Progeny international, the Lsi aims to assess and promote the emergence of works of visionary creative impetus in the genres of modern African fiction, non-fiction and visual arts. 38 stories are included in this anthology.
Author : Helon Habila
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1847084389
Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers - contrasted with some of their older, more established peers - to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa. These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant. Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zo Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.
Author : Chin Ce
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2015-09-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783703692
Bequeathing an enduring tenet for the creative enterprise, African Short Stories vol 2 boldly seeks to upturn the status quo by the art of narration. Whether they are stories of the whistle blower estranged and yet sounding the warning for heaven and earth to hear, or a ragtag army fleeing in the wake of a monstrous reptilian onslaught upon her peace, there pervades a sense of ultimate victory in this collection. We can feel the gentle kick of a baby in the womb of a maiden in desperation, or we can muse at the two adolescent genii on the trail of their dreams from the sunset of mutual deceit into the daylight of true becoming. Victory is laid out in that awesome kindness of a total stranger which affirms the divinity latent in even our most harrowing existence. With thirty five stories in two parts these literary experiments compel attention to the courageous hearts and minds that brighten the African universe of narration. Their vibrant notes coming from all corners of north, west, east and south fill us with encouragement and optimism for the contemporary short fiction in Africa.
Author : Nadezda Obradovic
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Thirty-four powerful stories that inform, entertain, and illuminate from the best emerging and award-winning African writers working today, including nine new stories that detail struggles with the legacy of colonialism, countries torn apart by civil war, and the growing AIDS epidemic. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Véronique Tadjo
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143027484
The narrative of this wonderful gem of a novel weaves together a rich tapestry of characters who are both nameless and faceless, representing everyman and everywoman, to tell stories of parting and return, suffering, healing and desire in a lyrical and moving exploration of the human heart. Like a bird in flight, the reader travels across a borderless landscape composed of tales of daily existence, news reports, allegories and ancestral myths, becoming aware in the course of the journey of the interconnection of individual lives.
Author : Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Readers
ISBN :
Author : Yvonne Vera
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780435910105
In this anthology the award-winning author Yvonne Vera brings together the stories of many talented writers from different parts of Africa.
Author : Ama Ata Aidoo
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780435910136
In this collection of short stories, Aidoo elevates the mundane in women's lives to an intellectual level in an attempt at challenging patriarchal structures and dominance in African society.
