African Literature
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Review – The Voice by Gabriel Okara
Okara's novella follows the path of a man who seeks truth and knowledge in post- colonial Nigeria.
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African Women Tell Their Side of the Story
African women have always had stories to tell. However, not enough of the women are putting their writing to paper for others to read.
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New Books on Africa – Notable Nonfiction in 2009
A round-up of 15 recommended new books on contemporary African politics and society.
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'Disgrace' by J.M. Coetzee
'Disgrace' is not just a political allegory of racial tension in post-apartheid South Africa; it is also a poignant study of the limitations of language and love.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Okonkwo, a well known wrestler, warrior, titled man, farmer and respected elder of the community, is the tragic hero in this African literary classic by Chinua Achebe.
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Book Review – Cry, the Beloved Country
First published in 1948, Cry, the Beloved Country established Paton as one of South Africa's greatest writers and remains a world classic today.
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Review of The Thing Around Your Neck
The Orange prize-winning author's collection of twelve hauntingly intimate short stories examines the complexities of Nigerian professionals living in Africa and the USA
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The Art of Satire– Herman Charles Bosman's Irony
Bosman is best known for his short stories which, through characteristic humour and irony, satirise the Afrikaans inhabitants of a small farming community in South Africa
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Book Review – The Lying Days by Nadine Gordimer
Nobel-Prize winner Gordimer's first novel is a traditional bildungsroman with a decisive political flavor.
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Analysis of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe tells the story of the people of Umuofia on the Niger River. Beneath the story of Okonkwo lies a history and tradition never recorded
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Exploration of the Themes in Bitter Fruit
In Achmat Dangor's novel Bitter Fruit,the experience of three characters,namely Silas, Lydia and Mikey Ali,to a large extent mirror the larger national process of the TRC
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Song of Lawino
Okot p'Bitek's Song of Lawino is a poem about African/Western relationships often studied by literature students throughout the world.
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Changes: A Love Story
Set in Accra, Ghana this story refutes stereotypes about modern African women by depicting the challenges of balancing domestic life and personal fulfillement.
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Devil on the Cross
Written on toilet paper while its author was detained in prison, Devil on the Cross is a searing indictment of Kenyan politics and society.
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Life and Work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This celebrated writer has experienced much persecution in his home country for his political views and criticism.
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The Joys of Motherhood
A Nigerian woman discovers the highs and lows of domestic life in colonial times.
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Knots: A Novel by Nuruddin Farah
Cambara, a Somali-American Woman, returns to war-torn Mogadiscio to mourn the death of her son. She builds a new life for herself in the most unlikely of circumstances.
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Rwanda: Land of a Thousand Hills
Land of a Thousand Hills: My Life in Rwanda is the memoir of American Rosamond Halsey Carr, who moved to Africa in 1949, and survived the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart reads, in part, like a passionate letter from Achebe to his beloved Ibo culture.
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