| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 315 pages ; 24 cm |
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The complete gentleman / Amos Tutuola -- The eyes of the statue / Camara Laye -- Sarzan / Birago Diop -- Black girl / Sembene Ousmane -- Papa, snake & I / Luis Bernardo Honwana -- A meeting in the dark / Ngugi wa Thiong'o -- A handful of dates / Tayeb Salih -- Mrs. Plum / Es'kia Mphahlele -- Tekayo / Grace Ogot -- Two sisters / Ama Ata Aidoo -- Girls at war / Chinua Achebe -- The prisoner who wore glasses / Bessie Head -- In the hospital / Similih M. Cordor -- The true |
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martyr is me / Rene Philombe -- Innocent terror / Tijan M. Sallah -- Africa kills her sun / Ken Saro-Wiwa -- Afrika road / Don Mattera -- Why don't you carve other animals / Yvonne Vera -- The magician and the girl / Veronique Tadjo -- A prayer from the living / Ben Okri -- Effortless tears / Alexander Kanengoni -- Give me a chance / Mzamane Nhlapo -- Taken / Steve Chimombo -- I'm not talking about that, now / Sindiwe Magona -- My father, the Englishman, and I / Nuruddin |
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Farah -- A gathering of bald men / Mandla Langa |
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The complete gentleman / Amos Tutuola -- The eyes of the statue / Camara Laye -- Sarzan / Birago Diop -- Black girl / Sembene Ousmane -- Papa, snake & I / Luis Bernardo Honwana -- A meeting in the dark / Ngugi wa Thiong'o -- A handful of dates / Tayeb Salih -- Mrs. Plum / Es'kia Mphahlele -- Tekayo / Grace Ogot -- Two sisters / Ama Ata Aidoo -- Girls at war / Chinua Achebe -- The prisoner who wore glasses / Bessie Head -- In the hospital / Similih M. Cordor -- The true martyr is me / Rene Philombe -- Innocent terror / Tijan M. Sallah -- Africa kills her sun / Ken Saro-Wiwa -- Afrika road / Don Mattera -- Why don't you carve other animals / Yvonne Vera -- The magician and the girl / Veronique Tadjo -- A prayer from the living / Ben Okri -- Effortless tears / Alexander Kanengoni -- Give me a chance / Mzamane Nhlapo -- Taken / Steve Chimombo -- I'm not talking about that, now / Sindiwe Magona -- My father, the Englishman, and I / Nuruddin Farah -- A gathering of bald men / Mandla Langa |
| Summary |
An anthology of short stories by African writers from a dozen countries. The subjects range from war and politics to problems with domestics and African humor. Some stories were written in English, others are translations from Arabic, French and Portuguese. All were written in the latter part of this century. |
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Short stories, African.
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African fiction -- 20th century.
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Short stories, African -- Translations into English.
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Short stories, African -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Larson, Charles R.
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| ISBN |
0374176590 alkaline paper |
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0374211787 alkaline paper |
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