C. L. Innes, Chinua Achebe

Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This anthology represents the talent and scope to be found in contemporary African writing. It contains both new and previously published stories by such authors as Nadine Gordimer, Ben Okri, Kojo Laing, Mia Couto and Moyez Vassanji.

Produktdetails

• Heinemann African Writers Series
• Verlag: Heinemann / Pearson ELT
• 1992.
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 176g
• ISBN-13: 9780435905668
• ISBN-10: 043590566X
• Artikelnr.: 21797365

Inhaltsangabe

Southern Africa
The Prophetess - Njabulo S. Ndebele (South Africa)Amnesty - Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)Wake... - Lindiwe Mabuza (South Africa)A Wasted Land - Daniel Mandishona (Zimbabwe)The Birds of God - Mia Couto (Mozambique)
Central Africa
The Rubbish Dump - Steve Chimombo (Malawi)The Man - E. B. Dongala (Congo)
East Africa
Cages - Abdulrazak Gurnah (Zanzibar)Government by Magic Spell - Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi (Somalia)A Night Out -Tolowa Marti Mollel (Tanzania)On the Market Day - Kyalo Mativo (Kenya)Leaving - M. G. Vassanji (Tanzania)
Northern Africa
The Foreigner, Sister of the Foreign Woman - Assia Djebar (Algeria)Road Block - Jamal Mahjoub (Sudan)
West Africa
Converging City - Ben Okri (Nigeria)The Hotel - Adewale Maja-Pearce (Nigeria)The Housegirl - Okey Chigbo (Nigeria)The Miracle - Ba'bila Mutia (Cameroons)Weaverdom - Tijan M. Sallah (The Gambia)Vacancy for the Post of Jesus Christ - Kojo Laing (Ghana)Biographical notes