Cultural Literature
CARRYING KNOWLEDGE UP A PALM TREE (HB)
This is an anthology of poems by Sudanese-born prolific writer and literary scholar, Taban lo Liyong. In the anthology lo Liyong focuses on wide ranging contemporary issues and subjects, drawing on his wealth of experience both as a seasoned intellectual...
$33.49
DAYBREAK IS NEAR
In Daybreak is Near...: Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in modern Somali society of the past half century. The writer examines Somali literature, both written and oral, to trace...
$15.99
LOADED VEHICLES: STUDIES IN AFRICAN LITERATURE
The essays gathered here explore the contribution of little magazines to the development of distinctive literary culture, by calling attention to unusual examples of small-scale publishing, and by scrutinizing stylistic innovations in pamphlets and newspapers aimed at a mass audience....
$20.40
Kofi and the Butterflies
After Kofi stops a bigger boy from capturing a rare butterfly for his collection, he is taken on a special visit to the kingdom of the butterflies.. Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (March 1, 1997) Language : English ISBN-10 : 0865435197...
$8.95
HIGHLIFE FOR CALIBAN
This "high life" in the poetry of Johnson's Sierra Leone Trilogy sets us up for the worlds of Caliban and Tarzan, of St. Augustine and Ophelia; Jane and Shylock; and of His Excellency, the politician. So, too, that of Freetown...
$11.03
HAND ON THE NAVEL
In this, the second volume of his Sierra Leone Trilogy, Lemuel Johnson gives voice to a half-forgotten piece of history, for the most part buried in footnotes and archives: The Royal West African Frontier Force which fought for the allies...
$12.67
Carnival of the Old Coast (African Writers Library)
The concern in Johnson's Sierra Leone Trilogy has been to return to, and re-frame, the years from the 1500s to the 1960s, and to do so by deploying con/texts in the Sierra Leone Krio heritage - with its remarkably elastic...
$10.11
ALL-WHITE WORLD OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
The All White World of Children's Books and African American Children's Literature Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (May 1, 1995) Language : English Paperback : 171 pages ISBN-10 : 0865434778 ISBN-13 : 978-0865434776 Item Weight : 10.9 ounces Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5...
$19.95
ECHOES ACROSS A THOUSAND HILLS
Book by Pegram, Amelia Blossom, Waldman, Selma
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Publisher : Africa World Pr; 1st Paperback Edition (January 1, 1995)
Language : English
Paperback : 103 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865434182
ISBN-13 : 978-0865434189
Item Weight : 5.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches
$14.67
LONG DRUMS AND CANONS
Lindfors, Bernth
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Publisher : Africa World Pr; 1st edition (March 1, 1995)
Language : English
Paperback : 188 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865434379
ISBN-13 : 978-0865434370
Item Weight : 11.3 ounces
Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
$18.73
EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON BUCHI EMECHETA
Emerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta
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Publisher : Africa World Pr (March 1, 1995)
Language : English
Paperback : 532 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865434557
ISBN-13 : 978-0865434554
Item Weight : 1.82 pounds
Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
$29.33
IMANI AND THE FLYING AFRICANS
On the trip from Detroit to Savannah to see his grandparents and great-grandmother for the first time, an African-American boy hears the story about an amazing event witnessed by his great-great-grandmother when she was a slave Product details Publisher : Africa...
$6.95
HOMEWARD JOURNEY
Homeward Journey is an anthology that introduces its readers to fundamental historical and contemporary topics about Africa. This volume contains 38 readings which are divided into four parts. It aims to engage students in abroad spectrum of subjects, such as...
$19.00
MATIGARI: A Novel (HB)
Who is Matigari? Is he young or old; a man or fate; dead or living...or even a resurrection of Jesus Christ? These are the questions asked by the people of this unnamed country, when a man who has survived the...
$10.97
ALWAYS MOVIN' ON: THE LIFE OF LANGSTON HUGHES (HB) (COMING SOON)
Always Movin' on: The Life of Langston Hughes Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (December 1, 1992) Language : English Hardcover : 159 pages ISBN-10 : 0865433372 ISBN-13 : 978-0865433373 Grade level : 4 - 6 Item Weight : 12 ounces Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x...
$24.95
MISSING IN ACTION AND PRESUMED DEAD (COMING SOON)
Missing in Action and Presumed Dead: Poems (African Women Writers)
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Publisher : Africa World Pr (September 1, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 100 pages
ISBN-10 : 086543297X
ISBN-13 : 978-0865432970
Item Weight : 5.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
$9.28
NEVER AGAIN
A novel depicting Biafran women and their importance in sustaining the society. Product details Publisher : Africa World Pr (April 1, 1992) Language : English Paperback : 86 pages ISBN-10 : 0865433194 ISBN-13 : 978-0865433199 Item Weight : 5.6 ounces Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.5...
$14.95
FROM THE PYRAMIDS TO THE PROJECTS: POEMS OF GENOCIDE AND RESISTANCE!
Book by Toure, Askia M.
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Publisher : Africa World Pr (December 1, 1989)
Language : English
Paperback : 77 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865431361
ISBN-13 : 978-0865431362
Item Weight : 4.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
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$12.95
MYTH REALISM & W.AFRICAN WR (COMING SOON)
Myth, Realism, and the West African Writer
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Publisher : Africa World Pr (November 1, 1988)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0865430985
ISBN-13 : 978-0865430983
Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
$15.00
JUSTICE IN MY TEARS
Book by T. S. Farisani
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Publisher : Africa World Pr; First Edition (September 1, 1988)
Language : English
Paperback : 210 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865431183
ISBN-13 : 978-0865431188
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
$7.95