Literally written as a long letter, as the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. The occasion for writing is Ramatoulaye's recent widowhood. As she gives her friend the details of her husband's death, she recounts the major events in their lives. Source: Publisher So Long a Letter is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. It was her first novel. Its theme is the condition of women in Western African society. As the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. Wikipedia

ISBN-13: 9780435902483

ISBN-10: 0435902482

Language: English

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Year: 1981

Pages: 90

Cataloged: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:06 p.m.

"His pictures of Harlem life are as fresh today as they were when they were first set down . . . " —Long Beach Press-Telegraph Source: Publisher

ISBN-13: 9780253201218

ISBN-10: 0253201217

Language: English

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Year: 1963

Pages: 258

Cataloged: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:03 p.m.

ISBN-13: None

ISBN-10: None

Language: English

Publisher: Tanzania Publishing House

Year: 1974

Pages: 127

Cataloged: Dec. 9, 2024, 2 p.m.

"Obi Okonkwo is an Ibo from Eastern Nigeria, a promising representative of his generation, the bright boy of his village who returns from his studies in England to try to live up to the expectations of his family and his tribe and at the same time to breathe the heady atmosphere of Lagos, a city whose tempo and temptations are fast increasing. As a Civil Servant Obi holds a respected job; as the fiancé of Clara, the girl he met on the boat, he has much to look forward to; yet nevertheless Obi falls, a victim of the corruption of the capital."--Book jacket. Source: Publisher No Longer at Ease is a 1960 novel by Chinua Achebe. It is the story of an Igbo man, Obi Okonkwo, who leaves his village for an education in Britain and then a job in the Colonial Nigeria civil service, but is conflicted between his African culture and Western lifestyle and ends up taking a bribe. Wikipedia

ISBN-13: 9780839210771

ISBN-10: 0839210779

Language: English

Publisher: Astor-Honor Incorporated

Year: 1960

Pages: 170

Cataloged: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:54 p.m.

Nairobi in the 1990s. Three families. Their lives interweave as the find themselves living across from each other in an idyllic middle-class neighbourhood, Malaba Estate, South B. As the decade charges on, their lives begin to show similarities in the secrets they keep and the mistakes they make. Funny. Thought-provoking. Surprising. Endearing. This is a coming of age story about friendship in all of its varied shades and intrigues. It is the kind of story that you try to savour only to gallop through the pages -- enchanted by characters, gripped by the authorʼs enticing style. Makena Maganjo is definitely a worthy addition to the corpus of African writers, and South Bʼs Finest is a fine work of art! DR. JOYCE NYAIRO Source: Publisher

ISBN-13: 9781922355034

ISBN-10: 1922355038

Language: English

Publisher: Tablo Pty Limited

Year: 2019

Pages: 292

Cataloged: Dec. 4, 2024, 11:04 a.m.

Anthills of the Savannah is a 1987 novel by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe. It was his fifth novel, first published in the United Kingdom 21 years after Achebe's previous one, and was credited with having "revived his reputation in Britain". Wikipedia

ISBN-13: 9789966463753

ISBN-10: 9966463755

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 1987

Pages: 233

Cataloged: Dec. 4, 2024, 9:38 a.m.

This anthology brings together a variety of short stories from Africa and other parts of the world. A rigorous and informed selection has ensured that it combines the confidence of classic with freshness that contemporary writers bring to their craft. The collection is a grain-store of memories that seek to entertain, provoke, empower and educate. The themes are as wide ranging as the authors' backgrounds but they share a common belief - enhancing values and integrity in today's society in an effort to preserve human and social dignity. The short story is probably the world's secret weapon in the way that the oral culture is interwoven into the written text, to be enjoyed for education as well as good read.

ISBN-13: 9789966349705

ISBN-10: 9966349707

Language: English

Publisher: Moran Publishers

Year: 2016

Pages: 164

Cataloged: Dec. 4, 2024, 9:29 a.m.

In 'White Egrets', Derek Walcott treats his characteristic subjects - the Caribbean's complex colonial legacy, the Western artistic tradition, the blessings and withholdings of old Europe (Andalucia, the Mezzogiorno, Amsterdam), the unaccomodating sublime of the new world, and more. Source: Publisher

ISBN-13: 9780571254736

ISBN-10: 057125473X

Language: English

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Year: 2010

Pages: 89

Cataloged: Dec. 4, 2024, 9:26 a.m.

As orator, writer, and abolitionist leader, Frederick Douglass was one of the most powerful voices for freedom in the U.S. His autobiographies have shaped our view of slavery. Now, in a majestic new biography, McFeely goes behind Douglass' skillfully created public image to bring readers for the first time a full portrait of this commanding figure.

ISBN-13: 9780393028232

ISBN-10: 0393028232

Language: English

Publisher: Norton

Year: 1991

Pages: 465

Cataloged: Dec. 4, 2024, 9:21 a.m.