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The distinguished South African scholar and critic Graham Pechey was one of the leading voices in the debates about lite......more
First published in 1989, Chronicles of Darkness is about images of Africa seen through the eyes of writers, visitors, re......more
Originally published in 1980, this book introduces the student to twelve of the most exciting and significant African au......more
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Singing the Law is about the legal lives and afterlives of oral cultures in East Africa, particularly as they appear wit......more
A collection of exquisitely crafted essays by Ben Okri, one of Britain’s foremost poets, and a Booker Prize-winning nove......more
"In Black and Female, Tsitsi Dangarembga examines the legacy of imperialism on her own life and on every aspect of black......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
"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
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This volume brings together the most significant essays on South African literature by the distinguished critic Graham P......more
"This volume contains interviews with fourteen contemporary South African authors: Mariam Akabor, Sifiso Mzobe, Fred Khu......more
Africa, The Sunshine of the World is yet another collection of poetry by Ndaba Sibanda that moves a gear up in order to ......more
Originally published: Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand Press, 1935...more
Psychotherapy and ethnography are jointly employed to produce an account of HIV-positive children’s lives (and deaths) i......more
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Singing the Law is about the legal lives and afterlives of oral cultures in East Africa, particularly as they appear wit......more
Praise Song for My Children celebrates twenty-one years of poetry by one of the most significant African poets of this c......more
This groundbreaking, multi-genre anthology answers the question: what did the literary landscape look like in South Afri......more
Botswana Women Write is the first anthology to cover a broad spectrum of writing by and about Batswana women. It provide......more
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The short stories explore the complications faced by Africans in living the postcolonial experience, especially as it di......more
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“Heartbreaking and inspiring,” Nelson Mandela’s Prison Letters reveals his evolution “into one of the great moral heroes......more
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Issue 56 delivers new work from Michelle Tea, Jose Antonio Vargas, T. C. Boyle, Dantiel W. Moniz, Genevieve Hudson, Jinc......more
Following the success of the megabestselling Black Pearls, a collection of 365 African proverbs that illuminate the secr......more
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Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco s ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytell......more
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Brings to light the life and work of one of France’s most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any ......more
Robert Godfrey s major contribution to Xhosa-language studies is his revised and expanded edition, published in 1915, of......more
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The Chadian writer Nimrod--philosopher, poet, novelist, and essayist--is one of the most dynamic and vital voices in con......more
The Chadian writer Nimrod--philosopher, poet, novelist, and essayist--is one of the most dynamic and vital voices in con......more
Sindiwe Magona s novel Mother to Mother explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman who r......more
Sindiwe Magona s novel Mother to Mother explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman who r......more
Annotated, scholarly edition of the original landmark anthology, Voices of Ghana, containing poetry, plays, stories and ......more
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