Серия книг «African Writers Series» — 119 книг

Whilst Pepetela's novel is set during the 1980s the novel begins 300 years earlier when a slave was beheaded for having relations with his master's daughter. This novel is a scathing critique of the Angolan ruling elite and their fall from socialist grace.

Whilst Pepetela's novel is set during the 1980s the novel begins 300 years earlier when a slave was beheaded for having relations with his master's daughter. This novel is a…

A collection of short stories which piece together a view of a post-colonial African nation. The author concentrates on the many problems and contradictions which confront educated black minorities in their attempts to develop modern, egalitarian states.

A collection of short stories which piece together a view of a post-colonial African nation. The author concentrates on the many problems and contradictions which confront…

Written during the Nigerian Civil War, this collection of poetry won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1972.

Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river.

An orphaned Masarwa girl comes to Dilepe to teach, only to discover that in this remote Botswana village her people are treated as outcasts. In the love story and intrigue that follow, the author's exploration of racism draws upon her own experiences of growing up in South Africa.

An orphaned Masarwa girl comes to Dilepe to teach, only to discover that in this remote Botswana village her people are treated as outcasts. In the love story and intrigue that…

Pictures the transition between the old white-dominated Southern Rhodesia, through the Bush War, to the new black regime of Zimbabwe.

In this collection of short stories, Aidoo elevates the mundane in women's lives to an intellectual level in an attempt at challenging patriarchal structures and dominance in African society. Written from a child's perspective, Aidoo subverts the traditional beliefs and assumptions about the child's voice. Her inimitable sense of style and eloquence, explores love, marriage and relationships with all the issues they throw up for the contemporary African woman. In doing so, she manages to capture the very essence of womanhood. - Challenges patriarchal structures and dominance in African society - Portrays a child's perspective on traditional African beliefs

In this collection of short stories, Aidoo elevates the mundane in women's lives to an intellectual level in an attempt at challenging patriarchal structures and dominance in…

Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in people's lives, Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought about by British colonial rule. Yet, as in classic tragedy, Okonkwo's downfall results from his own character as well as from external forces.

Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in people's lives, Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the…

The Nobel Laureate's first novel spotlights a small circle of young Nigerian intellectuals living in Lagos.

Ngugi’s reflection on a key chapter in Kenya’s past - the period just before independence – explores the question of nationalism and the challenges an independent Kenya will face.

Salim Juma, a Tanzanian Asian and great grandson of an African slave, is bequeathed a gunny sack by his mystical grand-aunt. It is an ancient sack full of mementos which unravel a gallery of characters. This book was a Commonwealth Writer's Prize winner.

Salim Juma, a Tanzanian Asian and great grandson of an African slave, is bequeathed a gunny sack by his mystical grand-aunt. It is an ancient sack full of mementos which unravel a…

Hlangeni's people must be moved to a Bantustan from the land near an arid town in the South African Karoo for the benefit of mining interests. No other South African writer has given such a rounded picture of all the people in a small community inexorably moving towards tragedy.

Hlangeni's people must be moved to a Bantustan from the land near an arid town in the South African Karoo for the benefit of mining interests. No other South African writer has…

The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn.