This book explores the profound intellectual legacy of the late Ntongela Masilela, a groundbreaking literary historian w......more

Forests in fiction are often understood simply as settings, symbols, or remnants of a premodern past. Yet many African n......more

Forests in fiction are often understood simply as settings, symbols, or remnants of a premodern past. Yet many African n......more

Edition and translation of all of William Wellington Gqoba’s clearly identifiable writings in isiXhosa and English, with......more

All the clearly identifiable writings of Jonas Ntsiko, the ’national harp’ of South Africa, in English and in isiXhosa I......more

Environmental Entanglements: African Literature’s Ecological Imaginary traces a long history of ecological thought in Af......more

Welcome to this 2025 Third Edition of the songs and stories of Africa - some of them, that is, for their voices are legi......more

This open access edited volume brings together a team of linguists to explore how indigenized varieties of English and m......more

This open access edited volume brings together a multidisciplinary team of scholars to investigate the concept of transf......more

Winner of the 2023-24 Poetic Justice Institute Editors Prize for a BIPOC Writer ISELE MAGAZINE EDITOR’S CHOICE: 25 MOST ......more

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A Revolution Brews In the heart of Bũtiama, a nation teetering on the edge of ruin, President Benito’s opulent reign is ......more

Magána Hausa, Native Literature In The Hausa Language is a collection of texts originally written in the Hausa language,......more

This biography sets out the context of the times in which Schreiner lived, and is created with extensive archival resear......more

Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has seen an outpouring of longform, narrative journalism and creative no......more

In a world where power silences justice, how far will one boy go to survive? When fourteen-year-old Aza Kio Briggs enter......more

Rediscover the magic of African folktales with "Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales," a collection ......more

Rediscover the magic of African folktales with "Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales," a collection ......more

"Combining vivid storytelling, astonishing imagination and careful research, this is the ultimate collection of African ......more

African Shakespeare: Subversions, Appropriations, Negotiations uncovers the multidimensional inventions, synergies, and ......more

One of the world’s greatest revolutionary leaders, Amílcar Cabral’s long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Port......more

This is an amusing book by individuals who are currently spread across the world but remain joined together by their inc......more

The distinguished South African scholar and critic Graham Pechey was one of the leading voices in the debates about lite......more

Title: Beyond the Surface Author: Ebosetae Ann Okoyo Description: "Beyond the Surface" by Ebosetae Ann Okoyo is a heartf......more

Fifty poems and 7 prose pieces (essays and fiction) by writers from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Nigeria, Sou......more

First published in 1989, Chronicles of Darkness is about images of Africa seen through the eyes of writers, visitors, re......more

"Standard Igbo Language" is an expanded edition of "Comprehensive Igbo Language." It is comprehensive guide designed to ......more

This book is about Denzel’s search for true love and describes various relationships that he found himself in as he trie......more

Originally published in 1980, this book introduces the student to twelve of the most exciting and significant African au......more

Black History Facts You Didn’t Learn in School is your historical guide on the accomplishments, contributions, and strug......more

First English literary translation of Abdilatif Abdalla’s influential Voice of Agony...more

First English literary translation of Abdilatif Abdalla’s influential Voice of Agony...more

The Divinity Odù and Ìyàmi Òṣòròngà are the highest forms of female power and Divine àṣẹ. They are the owners of a poten......more

’The Fifty Rand Note is a collection of stories about multiple levels of consciousness from home, diaspora, the self to ......more

Deneys Schreiner was an academic, a scientist and a man of strong liberal principles, with a good sense of humor and wid......more

1570. A street teems with activity in Renaissance Lisbon: boatmen unload passengers as jugglers entertain the crowd and ......more

More Translations from the Chinese, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human histor......more

A captivating collection of original stories and essays by award-winning authors that celebrates the richness and comple......more

Following the material turn in the humanities, this book brings perspectives from science and ecology into dialogue with......more

Djeha--also known as Juha, Jeh’a, and Ch’ha, among many variations--is an iconic figure, the trickster hero of an oral f......more

Djeha--also known as Juha, Jeh’a, and Ch’ha, among many variations--is an iconic figure, the trickster hero of an oral f......more

This book is a collection of Swahili stories and legends, with English translations. The stories reflect the blending of......more

This fascinating collection of Ethiopian legends and folktales centers around the Virgin Mary and her mother, Hannâ. Ori......more

This book is a collection of Swahili stories and legends, with English translations. The stories reflect the blending of......more

A historical and literary magazine from the island of Mauritius, featuring various essays, stories, and poems in French.......more

A historical and literary magazine from the island of Mauritius, featuring various essays, stories, and poems in French.......more

This fascinating collection of Ethiopian legends and folktales centers around the Virgin Mary and her mother, Hannâ. Ori......more

Ismail Badjie’s collection of essays and short stories offers a deeply personal exploration of his life experience as a ......more

Twenty-four-year-old Robert Barlow lost his wife six years into their young marriage at the hands of his competitors. It......more

Twenty-four-year-old Robert Barlow lost his wife six years into their young marriage at the hands of his competitors. It......more

Flashes of Vice: Vol III is a collection of flash fiction stories on terrorism, the distant near future, conspiracies, w......more

In the first part of this two-part book, the ’story’, Idunnu ponders a decision that will change her life: marriage. Up ......more

Zimbolicious Anthology 7: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts continues with the tradition that Mwanaka Media......more

Singing the Law is about the legal lives and afterlives of oral cultures in East Africa, particularly as they appear wit......more

Slavery, Surveillance, and Genre in Antebellum United States Literature argues for the existence of deep, often unexamin......more

A collection of exquisitely crafted essays by Ben Okri, one of Britain’s foremost poets, and a Booker Prize-winning nove......more

A Voice from my Thoughts is Wilhelmina Ndapandula Haggai first collection of poetry. She is a Namibian poetess who gradu......more

"In Black and Female, Tsitsi Dangarembga examines the legacy of imperialism on her own life and on every aspect of black......more

Many people in the world today see those who do not look like them, or who speak differently as being separate; as "othe......more

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the......more

In an otherwise peaceful country, full of hopes and opportunities for all; the leaders have turned Nigeria upside down, ......more

EXODUS of the gods is a literary recreation of the resilience and the survival of the spirituality of the Africans durin......more

The King of Umuebe, King Ekezie, and the kingdom have fashioned a surprise for their crown prince, Afamefuna, but the pr......more

The Mad Man on First Street is an exciting, categorical and poignant piece of writing by the ever insightful David Chasu......more

A warrior’s love letters is a collection of poems and prose about love, heartbreak and recovery. A voyage into the unive......more

Focus is an anthology of poems telling my story with every turn of the page. I tried to be as creative as possible to gi......more

This anthology focuses on the individual actions that build the collective, how can we as individuals create, innovate a......more

Live The African Dream is a practical guide for PALs (Pan African Lifestylers) desiring to enjoy a high quality of life ......more

A curated cocktail of everyday tales, written over a seven-year period, which have evolved into short memoirs of Thefu, ......more

"But when I close my eyes, I first fall as if drowning into the silty waters of the Chari River, which traces the border......more

"But when I close my eyes, I first fall as if drowning into the silty waters of the Chari River, which traces the border......more

The stories in Mukoma’s Marriage and Other Stories capture the lives of Zimbabwean men and the women they marry, and the......more

In Best New African Poets 2021 Anthology there are 18 French speaking African poets from DRC, Congo Brazzaville, Camerou......more

This book discusses the pivotal role of African indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS) in promoting, enhancing, and sustain......more

It’s definitely not easy being Black, Male and Bisexual in today’s world. The LGBT Community either strongly dislikes th......more