Africa world press
Africa world press
LOKOTOWN AND OTHER STORIES
Cyprian Ekwensi is the outstanding chronicler of Nigerian city life. In this collection of his short stories, all the excitement and urgency as well as the seediness and disillusion that make up the world of the Hotel France, the Harlem,...
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IT GROWS IN WINTER: AND OTHER POEMS
Okafor's lyricism is highly reminiscent of such nature poets as William Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold and W.B.Yeats. W.B. Yeats' 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree" shows his nostalgia for his Irish countryside
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MIDDLE PASSAGE (THE): 105 DAYS
In The Middle Passage: 105 Days, Estella Conwill Majozo returns after her award-winning autobiography, Come Out the Wilderness, to delve into the awesome voyage of her captured ancestors
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LABYRINTH AND PATH OF THUNDER (Paperback)
“There is nothing in Nigerian poetry and little in any poetry I know to surpass the haunting beauty, the mystic resonance and clarity of the final movements of the protagonist’s quest in “Distances”.
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I OWN MY DESTINY: Poems (written in the Tigrinya language)
When I first read the poems posted on Asmarino.com under the name of Kiros Yohannes, some years back, I was struck by the unique form (Style) and the serious and varied content. I was curious to know who he was. Judging by...
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PEOPLE OF THE CITY
When People of the City was first published in 1954, it was immediately acclaimed as the first major novel in English by a West African to be widely read throughout the English-speaking world
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HURLING WORDS AT CONSCIOUSNESS: POEMS
By turns soothingly tender or implacably harsh, Hurling Words at Consciousness is an unflinching meditation on our globalized inequities. It is thoughtful and richly rewarding. -Tejumola Olaniyan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Mukoma wa Ngugi is a poet of extraordinary expressive gifts....
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BEAUTIFUL. AND UGLY TOO PB
Beautiful. And Ugly Too, the critically-acclaimed, second poetry collection from award-winning author M.K. Asante, Jr., reveals through its delicate rhythm, the plurality of being alive. The poems, sketched from influences and drawn from experiences Product details Publisher : Africa World Press,...
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AHMADU FULANI An African Poetry
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Publisher : Africa World Press (January 1, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 96 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592212328
ISBN-13 : 978-1592212323
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AFRICAN AFFIRMATIONS PBSONGS FOR PATRIOTS
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Publisher : Africa Research & Publications (February 21, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 75 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592215556
ISBN-13 : 978-1592215553
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HOW TO SAY IT IN ENGLISH, TIGRINYA AND ITALIAN
This book is aimed at people who want to learn conversational English, Amharic or Italian in a communicative way. The course can be used in class or for private study. To develop and strengthen the communication resources of the learner,...
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HIGHTOWER: IBHAYU POETRY
"Hightower" is a collection of poems that delves into the milieu that has prevailed in Nigeria under both the military regimes and civilian administrations that have governed the country since independence in 1960.
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TOLD BY STARLIGHT IN CHAD
In the evening, there are traditional games. Excitement fills the air; a tumult is unleashed. The drums reverberate, roar, summon to the dance. Their staccato boom echoes through the savannah and over the rolling, sandy hills.
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VOICES DRAPED IN BLACK
This new collection contains poems written intermittently from the 1980s to the present, celebrating activism and activists, known and unknown, women and men, and the spirit of struggle.
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A TASTE OF AFRICA: AN AFRICAN COOKBOOK
The wonders and diversity of African cooking are being discovered throughout the West. Senegalese, Ethiopian, and Moroccan restaurants are spring up in urban areas, and people who have now tasted authentically prepared samples of this cuisine are looking for ways...
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RIDING THE WHIRLWIND (A Novel)
"I was utterly engrossed by this novel, with its convincing blend of fiction and African history." -Thomas KeneallyBereket Habte Selassie has written a truly gripping epic novel which is absolutely thrilling
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REINVENTING CHRISTIANITY: AFRICAN THEOLOGY TODAY
In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology
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SWEET REVENGE: A PLAY
This insightful and thought-provoking play is a womans testimony that disappointment is a moving force which can propel one to the top. In the play, Sota Ojo can confidently claim that he is on the right side of opportunities.
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HOMEWARD JOURNEY
Designed to promote an understanding of Africa, its unique worldview, and Africa's place in the world, Homeward Journey is a cross-disciplinary anthology that introduces its readers to fundamental historical and contemporary topics about this vast continent. Using a topical approach within an...
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A BLIGHTED HARVEST: THE WORL BANK AND AFRICAN AGRICULTURE IN THE 1980s
The authors use the World Bank's own information on agricultural and agrarian development to crticise the realities of the Bank's record during the 1980s
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SWINGING ON A RAINBOW
This is a fun story about a little girl named Patrice who just happens to love rainbows. She loves rainbows so much that one day she imagines herself swinging on one. "What a terrific idea," she says.
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What's in a Name? Unaitwaje?: A Swahili Book of Names
Most books about African names have included in their discussions names used by Swahili speaking people but the present books is different.
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Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda
Sebgugugu is a poor man. He lives in a hut with his wife Unanana and their two children. All they own is one cow, and Sebgugugu wants much, much more. So he begs Imana, the Lord of Rwanda, to help...
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ARISE YE MIGHTY PEOPLE! WOMEN AND RESISTANCE IN THE THIRD WORLD
Arise Ye Mighty People! is about the new world society emerging fromt he disarray of the old. This collection documents expressions of the new society from Nigeria's oil belt, North America's urban insurgents, the Middle East's intifada, the Caribbean's Rastafari, and...
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