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Title:

The Anchor book of modern African stories / edited by Nadežda Obradović ; with a foreword by Chinua Achebe.

Publisher:

Anchor Books,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xxiv, 375 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Short stories, African (English)
Short stories, African--Translations into English.
Africa--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Obradović, Nadežda.

Contents:

Civil war I-VII / Adewale Maja-Pearce. The advance / Henri Lopès -- Papa, snake & I / Luis Bernardo Honwana -- The prophetess / Njabulo S. Ndebele -- A child in the bush of ghosts / Olympe Bhely-Quenum -- It was Easter Sunday the day I went to Netreg / Sindiwe Magona -- The brother / Charles Mungoshi -- The dignity of begging / William (Bloke) Modisane -- The garden of evil / William Saidi -- Bossy / Abdulrazak Gurnah -- A night out / Tololwa Marti Mollel -- Hot days, long nights / Nnadozie F. Inyama -- Her three days / Sembène Ousmane -- A life in detail / Mohammed Berrada -- The three-piece suit / Ali Deb -- The wicked tongue / Mohammed Moulessehoul -- Four dimensions / I.N.C. Aniebo -- Thought tracks in the snow / Dambudzo Marechera -- Waiting for a turn / Ken Lipenga -- The other city / Ibrahim Abdel Megid -- God of Meme / Ndeley Mokoso -- Africa kills her sun / Ken Saro-Wiwa -- At the time of the jasmine / Alifa Rifaat -- The museum / Leila Aboulela -- The home-coming / Milly Jafta -- What the tapster saw / Ben Okri -- The one-handed hero / Funso Aiyejina -- The woman in green / Farida Karodia -- Thirty-one beautiful green trees / Salwa Bakr -- Smile of fortune / Gaele Sobott-Mogwe -- Slow poison / Makuchi -- The Waldiba story / Hama Tuma -- The last battle / Ossie O. Enekwe -- Civil war I-VII / Adewale Maja-Pearce.

ISBN:

9780385722407 (pbk.)
0385722400 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2002074441

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)