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A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

par Terri Ochiagha ...

Collections series Ohio Short Histories of Africa
The publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than twelve million copies and has become a canonical reading in schools the world over. While Things Fall Apart is neither the first African novel to be ... En savoir plus

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The publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than twelve million copies and has become a canonical reading in schools the world over. While Things Fall Apart is neither the first African novel to be
... En savoir plus
Poor No More

par Robert Ruark ...

Poor No More is a story about Craig Price, a rural North Carolinian who grew up in poverty. As an adult, Price evolved into a tycoon who had amassed a financial fortune. His lifestyle and persona, at first, is appealing to many, yet in the end, he misleads and uses business partners and girlfriends. Unsurprisingly, his family life is a mess. While Craig Price accumulates more and more wealth and ... En savoir plus

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Poor No More is a story about Craig Price, a rural North Carolinian who grew up in poverty. As an adult, Price evolved into a tycoon who had amassed a financial fortune. His lifestyle and persona, at first, is appealing to many, yet in the end, he misleads and uses business partners and girlfriends. Unsurprisingly, his family life is a mess. While Craig Price accumulates more and more wealth and
... En savoir plus
In My Father's House

Africa in the Philosophy of Culture

par Kwame Anthony Appiah ...

The beating of Rodney King and the resulting riots in South Central Los Angeles. The violent clash between Hasidim and African-Americans in Crown Heights. The boats of Haitian refugees being turned away from the Land of Opportunity. These are among the many racially-charged images that have burst across our television screens in the last year alone, images that show that for all our complacent ... En savoir plus

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The beating of Rodney King and the resulting riots in South Central Los Angeles. The violent clash between Hasidim and African-Americans in Crown Heights. The boats of Haitian refugees being turned away from the Land of Opportunity. These are among the many racially-charged images that have burst across our television screens in the last year alone, images that show that for all our complacent
... En savoir plus
Heart Of Darkness: The Original 1899 Edition (A Joseph Conrad Classic Novel)

par Joseph Conrad ...

Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ... En savoir plus

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Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an
... En savoir plus
Yet Being Someone Other

par Sir Laurens Van Der Post ...

Yet Being Someone Other is the most revealing book that Laurens van der Post wrote about his extraordinary and eventful life, and the most far-reaching; it is a distillation of the experiences that have moved him at the deepest level of the imagination and made him the exceptional person and writer he was. ... En savoir plus

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Yet Being Someone Other is the most revealing book that Laurens van der Post wrote about his extraordinary and eventful life, and the most far-reaching; it is a distillation of the experiences that have moved him at the deepest level of the imagination and made him the exceptional person and writer he was.
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Drawing the Line

What to Do with the Work of Immoral Artists from Museums to the Movies

par Erich Hatala Matthes ...

Can we still watch Woody Allen's movies? Can we still laugh at Bill Cosby's jokes? Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, Dave Chappelle, Louis C. K., J.K. Rowling, Michael Jackson, Roseanne Barr. Recent years have proven rife with revelations about the misdeeds, objectional views, and, in some instances, crimes of popular artists. Spurred in part by the #metoo movement, and given more access than ever ... En savoir plus

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Can we still watch Woody Allen's movies? Can we still laugh at Bill Cosby's jokes? Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, Dave Chappelle, Louis C. K., J.K. Rowling, Michael Jackson, Roseanne Barr. Recent years have proven rife with revelations about the misdeeds, objectional views, and, in some instances, crimes of popular artists. Spurred in part by the #metoo movement, and given more access than ever
... En savoir plus
Card Carrying Ace of Spades

par Jenni Gisselbrecht ...

Collections Livre 8 - Rise of the Hystericals
We as hyenas, one of the many more prominent species of both our original homeland of Africa and our so called, "Promised Land" of here in America are damn finally sick and tired of the quote unquote, "Dominant"'s insipid bullshit. We will no longer sit up here and be squashed like cockroaches beneath the feet of the ignorant, slaughtered like cattle of a fresh kill. Because if it's one true thing ... En savoir plus

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We as hyenas, one of the many more prominent species of both our original homeland of Africa and our so called, "Promised Land" of here in America are damn finally sick and tired of the quote unquote, "Dominant"'s insipid bullshit. We will no longer sit up here and be squashed like cockroaches beneath the feet of the ignorant, slaughtered like cattle of a fresh kill. Because if it's one true thing
... En savoir plus
Heart of Darkness with FREE Audiobook+Author's Biography+Active TOC

par Joseph Conrad ...

with FREE Audiobook + Author's Biography + Interactive Table of Contents Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski). Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon. This highly ... En savoir plus

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with FREE Audiobook + Author's Biography + Interactive Table of Contents Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski). Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon. This highly
... En savoir plus
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

par Bright Summaries ...

Collections series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of Things Fall Apart with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, which centres on the great warrior and champion wrestler Okonkwo as he deals with the challenges resulting from disagreements in his clan, the arrival of white missionaries in his village and the mounting ... En savoir plus

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Things Fall Apart with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, which centres on the great warrior and champion wrestler Okonkwo as he deals with the challenges resulting from disagreements in his clan, the arrival of white missionaries in his village and the mounting
... En savoir plus
The Signifying Monkey

A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism

par Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the ... En savoir plus

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the
... En savoir plus
Consenting victims

The polygamy drama

par Marie Claire Akamendo Bita ...

Consenting victims is the story of Olivia, a young african woman who believes that love is between one man and one woman, despite the fact that she lives in a country where polygamy is legitimate. Olivia leaves an unfaithful husband to marry a widow who, unfortunately, proves to be as adulterous.Some time after her, he marries one of his mistresses. Here are the two women under the same roof, ... En savoir plus

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Consenting victims is the story of Olivia, a young african woman who believes that love is between one man and one woman, despite the fact that she lives in a country where polygamy is legitimate. Olivia leaves an unfaithful husband to marry a widow who, unfortunately, proves to be as adulterous.Some time after her, he marries one of his mistresses. Here are the two women under the same roof,
... En savoir plus
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (With Original Illustrations)

Enriched edition. A Gothic Sea Ballad of Guilt, Redemption, and the Supernatural

par Samuel Taylor Coleridge ...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' with Original Illustrations is a haunting and mesmerizing work of Romantic poetry that delves into themes of guilt, redemption, nature, and the supernatural. Written in 1797-1798, the poem showcases Coleridge's mastery of lyrical balladry, with its distinctive musical cadence and vivid imagery. The inclusion of original illustrations ... En savoir plus

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' with Original Illustrations is a haunting and mesmerizing work of Romantic poetry that delves into themes of guilt, redemption, nature, and the supernatural. Written in 1797-1798, the poem showcases Coleridge's mastery of lyrical balladry, with its distinctive musical cadence and vivid imagery. The inclusion of original illustrations
... En savoir plus
The Rise of the African Novel

Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership

par Mukoma Wa Ngugi ...

Collections series African Perspectives
The Rise of the African Novel is the first book to situate South African and African-language literature of the late 1880s through the early 1940s in relation to the literature of decolonization that spanned the 1950s through the 1980s, and the contemporary generation of established and emerging continental and diaspora African writers of international renown.Calling it a major crisis in African ... En savoir plus

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The Rise of the African Novel is the first book to situate South African and African-language literature of the late 1880s through the early 1940s in relation to the literature of decolonization that spanned the 1950s through the 1980s, and the contemporary generation of established and emerging continental and diaspora African writers of international renown.Calling it a major crisis in African
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NIGERIA; RISING FROM THE ASHES

RE-WRITING THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA

par KELECHI NWAOKIKE ...

As co-architects of this crumbling edifice called Nigeria, the Author highlights the complacence, apathy and nonchallance of the citizens as they watched the elite pillage the nations patrimony;He highlights the role of politics in the underdevelopment of this colonial contraption called Nigeria;Diagnosed dysfunctional leadership as Nigeria's existential bane;He prescribed the drug of visionary ... En savoir plus

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As co-architects of this crumbling edifice called Nigeria, the Author highlights the complacence, apathy and nonchallance of the citizens as they watched the elite pillage the nations patrimony;He highlights the role of politics in the underdevelopment of this colonial contraption called Nigeria;Diagnosed dysfunctional leadership as Nigeria's existential bane;He prescribed the drug of visionary
... En savoir plus
Postcolonial Ecologies

Literatures of the Environment

Modifié par Elizabeth DeLoughrey, George B. Handley ...

The first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with postcolonial literature, this volume offers rich and suggestive ways to explore the relationship between humans and nature around the globe, drawing from texts from Africa and the Caribbean, as well as the Pacific Islands and South Asia. Turning to contemporary works by both well- and little-known postcolonial ... En savoir plus

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The first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with postcolonial literature, this volume offers rich and suggestive ways to explore the relationship between humans and nature around the globe, drawing from texts from Africa and the Caribbean, as well as the Pacific Islands and South Asia. Turning to contemporary works by both well- and little-known postcolonial
... En savoir plus
Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

par Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ...

A Literary Hub Most Anticipated BookBrilliant thoughts on modern African literature and postcolonial literary criticism from one of the giants of contemporary letters“One of the greatest writers of our time.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, bestselling authorNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a towering figure in African literature, and his novels A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child;... ... En savoir plus

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A Literary Hub Most Anticipated BookBrilliant thoughts on modern African literature and postcolonial literary criticism from one of the giants of contemporary letters“One of the greatest writers of our time.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, bestselling authorNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a towering figure in African literature, and his novels A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child;...
... En savoir plus
The Literary History of the Igbo Novel

African Literature in African Languages

par Ernest N. Emenyonu ...

Collections series Routledge African Studies
This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo novel from its antecedents in oral performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to the contemporary Igbo novel.Defining "Igbo literature" as literature in Igbo language, and "Igbo novel" as a novel written in Igbo language, the author argues that oral and written literature in African ... En savoir plus

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This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo novel from its antecedents in oral performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to the contemporary Igbo novel.Defining "Igbo literature" as literature in Igbo language, and "Igbo novel" as a novel written in Igbo language, the author argues that oral and written literature in African
... En savoir plus
The Witness as Educator

Reading W. G. Sebald, Aimé Césaire, and Walt Whitman

par David T. Hansen ...

Illuminates the power in bearing witness as an ethical orientation toward the world and its people.In The Witness as Educator, David T. Hansen examines the idea of bearing witness. He shows how it constitutes an ethical orientation that heeds human yearnings for justice, beauty, and meaning. He engages the work of three exemplary witnesses: W. G. Sebald, Aimé Césaire, and Walt Whitman. Sebald ... En savoir plus

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Illuminates the power in bearing witness as an ethical orientation toward the world and its people.In The Witness as Educator, David T. Hansen examines the idea of bearing witness. He shows how it constitutes an ethical orientation that heeds human yearnings for justice, beauty, and meaning. He engages the work of three exemplary witnesses: W. G. Sebald, Aimé Césaire, and Walt Whitman. Sebald
... En savoir plus
Metaphor and the Slave Trade in West African Literature

par Laura T. Murphy ...

Collections series Western African Studies
Metaphor and the Slave Trade provides compelling evidence of the hidden but unmistakable traces of the transatlantic slave trade that persist in West African discourse. Through an examination of metaphors that describe the trauma, loss, and suffering associated with the commerce in human lives, this book shows how the horrors of slavery are communicated from generation to generation.Laura T. ... En savoir plus

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Metaphor and the Slave Trade provides compelling evidence of the hidden but unmistakable traces of the transatlantic slave trade that persist in West African discourse. Through an examination of metaphors that describe the trauma, loss, and suffering associated with the commerce in human lives, this book shows how the horrors of slavery are communicated from generation to generation.Laura T.
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Around The Globe - Must See Places in Africa

African Travel Guide for Kids

par Baby Professor ...

Collections series Children's Explore the World Books
See wild animals in their natural habitat when you go on a virtual tour of Africa. This culture-rich expanse is a trove of knowledge on biodiversity and how wild animals and humans live and interact with each other. Use this book to raise awareness on the importance of wildlife. Grab a copy now! ... En savoir plus

$5.66 CAD

See wild animals in their natural habitat when you go on a virtual tour of Africa. This culture-rich expanse is a trove of knowledge on biodiversity and how wild animals and humans live and interact with each other. Use this book to raise awareness on the importance of wildlife. Grab a copy now!
... En savoir plus
The Fiction of Chinua Achebe

par Jago Morrison ...

Collections series Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism
Since the emergence of Things Fall Apart in 1958, Chinua Achebe has come to be regarded by many as the 'Godfather' of modern African writing. Over 150 full length studies of his work have been published, together with many hundreds of scholarly articles.This Reader's Guide enables students to navigate the rich and bewildering field of Achebe criticism, setting out the key areas of critical debate, ... En savoir plus

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Since the emergence of Things Fall Apart in 1958, Chinua Achebe has come to be regarded by many as the 'Godfather' of modern African writing. Over 150 full length studies of his work have been published, together with many hundreds of scholarly articles.This Reader's Guide enables students to navigate the rich and bewildering field of Achebe criticism, setting out the key areas of critical debate,
... En savoir plus
The Literature Of Africa

par Henry Bax ...

One of the peculiarities of man across generations, cultures and civilizations seems to be his ability to move and often to settle in familiar or foreign geographical spheres, sometimes hostile, for various reasons. Thus, demographers, ethnographers, sociologists, political scientists, historians, economists, to name but a few, will be interested in the study of this phenomenon through surveys, ... En savoir plus

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One of the peculiarities of man across generations, cultures and civilizations seems to be his ability to move and often to settle in familiar or foreign geographical spheres, sometimes hostile, for various reasons. Thus, demographers, ethnographers, sociologists, political scientists, historians, economists, to name but a few, will be interested in the study of this phenomenon through surveys,
... En savoir plus
La Méditerranée se colore de noir ou le renouvellement du roman policier

Yasmina Khadra, Andreu Martín et Giorgio Todde

par Claudia Canu Fautré ...

Collections Livre 41 - Nouvelle poétique comparatiste / New Comparative Poetics
Cet ouvrage s’attache à comprendre ce qui caractérise l’espace méditerranéen actuellement à travers le roman policier méditerranéen.Le traitement de l’articulation espace-temps investit et remet en question les frontières entre Occident et Orient, entre Nord et Sud. Des chronotopies ainsi qu’une nouvelle topographie de la Méditerranée se dessinent sous la plume des auteurs des deux rives et nous ... En savoir plus

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Cet ouvrage s’attache à comprendre ce qui caractérise l’espace méditerranéen actuellement à travers le roman policier méditerranéen.Le traitement de l’articulation espace-temps investit et remet en question les frontières entre Occident et Orient, entre Nord et Sud. Des chronotopies ainsi qu’une nouvelle topographie de la Méditerranée se dessinent sous la plume des auteurs des deux rives et nous
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Isabelle Eberhardt and North Africa

Nomadism as a Carnivalesque Mirage

par Lynda Chouiten ...

As a woman who traversed the North African Orient in male costume, who spoke Arabic as well as French, and who professed Islam while transgressing many of its instructions, Isabelle Eberhardt seems to fit within Mikhail Bakhtin’s definition of the carnivalesque as the impulse to blend that which is usually kept separate by artificial boundaries and hierarchies. Nevertheless, this study ... En savoir plus

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As a woman who traversed the North African Orient in male costume, who spoke Arabic as well as French, and who professed Islam while transgressing many of its instructions, Isabelle Eberhardt seems to fit within Mikhail Bakhtin’s definition of the carnivalesque as the impulse to blend that which is usually kept separate by artificial boundaries and hierarchies. Nevertheless, this study
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