Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

This anthology represents the talent and scope to be found in contemporary African writing. It contains both new and previously published stories by such authors as Nadine Gordimer, Ben Okri, Kojo Laing, Mia Couto and Moyez

African Short Stories (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

This anthology of 20 stories are from all over Africa, grouped geographically into four different sections - West, East, North and Southern

Heinemann Book of South African Short Stories (Hirson Denis)(Paperback / softback)

All by writers who spent their formative years in South Africa, this diverse range of short stories spans from the end of World War II when the National Party was on the upsurge, to the early 1990s when the legal framework of apartheid was abolished, the ANC was legalized and Mandela was

Persephone Book of Short Stories(Paperback / softback)

Trouble with Nigeria (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983

Second Persephone Book of Short Stories(Paperback / softback)

Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story(Paperback / softback)

Arrow of God (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable

Home And Exile (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and

Education of a British-Protected Child (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

The pieces here span reflections on personal and collective identity, on home and family, on literature, language and politics, and on Achebe's lifelong attempt to reclaim the definition of 'Africa' for its own authorship. For the first thirty years of his life, before Nigeria's independence in

Anthills of the Savannah (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression and intimidation they are simply trying to live and love, and remain friends. But in a world where each day

Chinua Achebe (Yousaf Nahem)(Paperback / softback)

This literary study is an exploration and a celebration of a writer who for the last half century has been at the forefront of modern African writing. Since the publication of Things Fall Apart in 1958, Chinua Achebe has been credited with being the key progenitor of an African literary tradition

Image of Africa (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel 'Heart of Darkness' only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes 'The Trouble with Nigeria', the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his

Man of the People (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M A Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. This work deals with modern African

Things Fall Apart (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride

Things Fall Apart (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback)

'A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.' --Barack Obama 'African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.' --Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America's

African Love Stories: An Anthology (Aidoo Ama Ata)(Paperback)

This radical collection of short stories is a double award-winning book aimed at debunking the myth about African women as impoverished victims. The stories deal with challenging themes representing some of the most complex love stories ever published from Africa, ranging from labour pains to

Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (Bradbury Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo

AWS Classics Things Fall Apart (Achebe Chinua)(Paperback / softback)

'...The story is the tragedy of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene ... a very simple but excellent novel'. The Observer Also available in an extended edition including essays, maps and

Graded Chinese Reader 3000 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories (Ji Shi)(Paperback / softback)

Graded Chinese Reader 1000 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories (Ji Shi)(Paperback / softback)

Graded Chinese Reader 2500 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories (Ji Shi)(Paperback / softback)

Graded Chinese Reader 1500 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories (Ji Shi)(Paperback / softback)

Graded Chinese Reader 500 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories (Ji Shi)(Paperback / softback)