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Under African Skies: Modern African Stories de Charles R. Larson

Under African Skies: Modern African Stories

Editat de Charles R. Larson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 1998

Spanning a wide geographical range, this collection features many of the now prominent first generation of African writers and draws attention to a new generation of writers. Powerful, intriguing and essentially non-Western, these stories will be welcome by an audience truly ready for multicultural voices.

With contributions from:
Amos Tutuola (Nigeria)
Camara Laye (Guinea)
Birago Diop (Senegal)
Sembene Ousmane (Senegal)
Luís Bernardo Honwana (Mozambique)
Ngugi wa Thiong'o (Kenya)
Tayeb Salih (Sudan)
Es'kia Mphahlele (South Africa)
Grace Ogot (Kenya)
Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana)
Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)
Bessie Head (South Africa/Botswana)
Similih M. Cordor (Liberia)
René Philombe (Cameroon)
Tijan M. Sallah (Gambia)
Ken Saro-Wiwa (Nigeria)
Don Mattera (South Africa)
Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe)
Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast)
Ben Okri (Nigeria)
Alexander Kanengoni (Zimbabwe)
Mzamane Nhlapo (Lesotho)
Steve Chimombo (Malawi)
Sindiwe Magona (South Africa)
Nuruddin Farah (Somalia)
Mandla Langa (South Africa)

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780374525507
ISBN-10: 0374525501
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Noonday Pbk.
Editura: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Descriere

Gathered in this landmark anthology of Black African short fiction. are some of this century's most important African writers as well as some exciting new voices, reflecting the stunning diversity in African literature. "UNDER AFRICAN SKIES shows us, in close-up, the human faces of the people whose pain we watch from a distance on the evening news".--Francine Prose, ELLE.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION
Amos Tutuola - (Nigeria) THE COMPLETE GENTLEMAN
Camara Laye - (Guinea) THE EYES OF THE STATUE
Birago Diop - (Senegal) SARZAN
Sembene Ousmane - (Senegal) BLACK GIRL
Luís Bernardo Honwana - (Mozambique) PAPA, SNAKE &, I
Ngugi wa Thiong'o - (Kenya) A MEETING IN THE DARK
Tayeb Salih - (Sudan) A HANDFUL OF DATES
Es'kia Mphahlele - (South Africa) MRS. PLUM
Grace Ogot - (Kenya) TEKAYO
Ama Ata Aidoo - (Ghana) TWO SISTERS
Chinua Achebe - (Nigeria) GIRLS AT WAR
Bessie Head - (South Africa/Botswana) THE PRISONER WHO WORE GLASSES
Similih M. Cordor - (Liberia) IN THE HOSPITAL
René Philombe - (Cameroon) THE TRUE MARTYR IS ME
Tijan M. Sallah - (Gambia) INNOCENT TERROR
Ken Saro-Wiwa - (Nigeria) AFRICA KILLS HER SUN
Don Mattera - (South Africa) AFRIKA ROAD
Yvonne Vera - (Zimbabwe) WHY DON'T YOU CARVE OTHER ANIMALS
Véronique Tadjo - (Ivory Coast) THE MAGICIAN AND THE GIRL
Ben Okri - (Nigeria) A PRAYER FROM THE LIVING
Alexander Kanengoni - (Zimbabwe) EFFORTLESS TEARS
Mzamane Nhlapo - (Lesotho) GIVE ME A CHANCE
Steve Chimombo - (Malawi) TAKEN
Sindiwe Magona - (South Africa) I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT, NOW
Nuruddin Farah - (Somalia) MY FATHER, THE ENGLISHMAN, AND I
Mandla Langa - (South Africa) A GATHERING OF BALD MEN

Notă biografică

Edited and Introduced by Charles Larson