African Short Stories: Vol 1

Author: Ce, Chin
Publisher: Handel Books
ISBN: 9783603574
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
The International Society of Literary Fellows (Lsi) is the society of creative writers and scholars from African and the world with a critical interest in current developments around modern cultures of indigenous and foreign language expressions. In partnership with Progeny international, the Lsi aims to assess and promote the emergence of works of visionary creative impetus in the genres of modern African fiction, non-fiction and visual arts. 38 stories are included in this anthology.

African Short Stories: Vol 2

Author: Chin Ce
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9783703692
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Bequeathing an enduring tenet for the creative enterprise, African Short Stories vol 2 boldly seeks to upturn the status quo by the art of narration. Whether they are stories of the whistle blower estranged and yet sounding the warning for heaven and earth to hear, or a ragtag army fleeing in the wake of a monstrous reptilian onslaught upon her peace, there pervades a sense of ultimate victory in this collection. We can feel the gentle kick of a baby in the womb of a maiden in desperation, or we can muse at the two adolescent genii on the trail of their dreams from the sunset of mutual deceit into the daylight of true becoming. Victory is laid out in that awesome kindness of a total stranger which affirms the divinity latent in even our most harrowing existence. With thirty five stories in two parts these literary experiments compel attention to the courageous hearts and minds that brighten the African universe of narration. Their vibrant notes coming from all corners of north, west, east and south fill us with encouragement and optimism for the contemporary short fiction in Africa.

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Author: Helon Habila
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 1847084389
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers - contrasted with some of their older, more established peers - to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa. These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant. Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zo Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.

Feast, Famine and Potluck

Author: Karen Jennings
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 0620588861
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
A dazzling collection from across the African continent and diaspora here SHORT STORY DAY AFRICA has assembled the best nineteen stories from their 2013 competition. Food is at the centre of stories from authors emerging and established, blending the secular, the supernatural, the old and the new in a spectacular celebration of short fiction. Civil wars, evictions, vacations, feasts and romances the stories we bring to our tables that bring us together and tear us apart.

The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories

Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435905668
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
A collection of 20 stories written between 1980-1991 which deal with themes relevant to various regions of Africa.

A Century of South African Short Stories

Author: Jean Marquard
Publisher: Ad Donker
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description

Under African Skies

Author: Charles R. Larson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374211787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
An anthology of short stories by African writers from a dozen countries. The subjects range from war and politics to problems with domestics and African humor. Some stories were written in English, others are translations from Arabic, French and Portuguese. All were written in the latter part of the 20th century.

African Short Stories

Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435905361
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
A collection of stories by African writers which deal with life and customs in African society.

African Short Stories in English

Author: Jean de Grandsaigne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description

Omnibus of a Century of South African Short Stories

Author: Michael J. F. Chapman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 878

Book Description
This Omnibus of a Century of South African Short Stories makes available all the stories from three best-selling anthologies: A Century of South African Short Stories (1978); the revised edition (1993); and The New Century of South African Short Stories (2004)