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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: Charles R. Larson pioneered courses in African, African-American, and Third World literature.
- 336 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
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About the Book
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.Book Synopsis
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)
About the Author
Charles R. Larson pioneered courses in African, African-American, and Third World literature. The author of numerous critical volumes, including The Emergence of African Fiction, he teaches at American University in Washington D.C.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Anthologies (multiple authors)
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback
Author: Charles Larson
Language: English
Street Date: August 5, 1998
TCIN: 90808682
UPC: 9780374525507
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-9605
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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