African short stories

African short stories /

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

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Other Authors: Achebe, Chinua, Innes, Catherine Lynette, Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007, Aidoo, Ama Ata, 1942-2023, Balogun, Fidelis Odun, 1946-, Owoyele, David, Kenyatta, Jomo, Ogot, Grace, 1930-2015, Gurnah, Abdulrazak, 1948-, Kibera, Leonard, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-, Rifʻat, Alīfah, Ṣāliḥ, al-Ṭayyib, Bisāṭī, Muḥammad, Honwana, Luís Bernardo, 1942-, Gordimer, Nadine, Essop, Ahmed, 1931-2019, Marechera, Dambudzo, Mphahlele, Es'kia, 1919-2008, Head, Bessie, 1937-1986, Gwala, Mafika Pascal, 1946-2014
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Portsmouth, N.H., USA : Heinemann, 1985.
Series:African writers series ; 270.
Subjects:
Short stories, African (English)
Short stories, African > Translations into English.
Africa > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • The false prophet / Sembene Ousmane
  • Certain winds from the south / Ama Ata Aidoo
  • The apprentice / Odun Balogun
  • The will of Allah / David Owoyele
  • Civil peace / Chinua Achebe
  • The gentlemen of the jungle / Jomo Kenyatta
  • The green leaves / Grace Ogot
  • Bossy / Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • The spider's web / Leonard Kibera
  • Minutes of glory / Ngugi wa Thiong'o
  • An incident in the Ghobashi household / Alifa Rifaat
  • A handful of dates / Tayeb Salih
  • A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie
  • Papa, snake & I / B.L. Honwana
  • The bridegroom / Nadine Gordimer
  • The betrayal / Ahmed Essop
  • Protista / Dambudzo Marechera
  • The coffee-cart girl / Ezekiel Mphahlele
  • Snapshots of a wedding / Bessie Head
  • Reflections in a cell / Mafika Gwala.

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