Author: Cyprian Ekwensi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
In this groundbreaking novella, Cyprian Ekwensi narrates the spectacular adventures of a nomadic family whose lives are turned upside down when their great leader is cursed by his rival to the throne. When Chief Mai Sunsaye smells the smoke of burning grass, he knows it is time to go. Such is the nomadic life of the Fulani. Yet when Mai Sunsaye's rival, Ardo, curses him with wanderer's disease, it provokes in him a new-found sense of adventure, one which takes him further than he ever could have imagined... Full of love, magic, and fateful happenings, Burning Grass is an unforgettable tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike. 'A joy to read; his glorious imagination captured ours.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'One of the most prolific African writers of the twentieth century.' Charles R. Larson 'Magical occurrences, mysterious and seductive women, acts of phenomenal heroism, and swift-paced adventure.' Margaret Laurence
Burning Grass
Author: Cyprian Ekwensi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
In this groundbreaking novella, Cyprian Ekwensi narrates the spectacular adventures of a nomadic family whose lives are turned upside down when their great leader is cursed by his rival to the throne. When Chief Mai Sunsaye smells the smoke of burning grass, he knows it is time to go. Such is the nomadic life of the Fulani. Yet when Mai Sunsaye's rival, Ardo, curses him with wanderer's disease, it provokes in him a new-found sense of adventure, one which takes him further than he ever could have imagined... Full of love, magic, and fateful happenings, Burning Grass is an unforgettable tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike. 'A joy to read; his glorious imagination captured ours.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'One of the most prolific African writers of the twentieth century.' Charles R. Larson 'Magical occurrences, mysterious and seductive women, acts of phenomenal heroism, and swift-paced adventure.' Margaret Laurence
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1803288248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
In this groundbreaking novella, Cyprian Ekwensi narrates the spectacular adventures of a nomadic family whose lives are turned upside down when their great leader is cursed by his rival to the throne. When Chief Mai Sunsaye smells the smoke of burning grass, he knows it is time to go. Such is the nomadic life of the Fulani. Yet when Mai Sunsaye's rival, Ardo, curses him with wanderer's disease, it provokes in him a new-found sense of adventure, one which takes him further than he ever could have imagined... Full of love, magic, and fateful happenings, Burning Grass is an unforgettable tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike. 'A joy to read; his glorious imagination captured ours.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'One of the most prolific African writers of the twentieth century.' Charles R. Larson 'Magical occurrences, mysterious and seductive women, acts of phenomenal heroism, and swift-paced adventure.' Margaret Laurence
Commonwealth Fiction
Author: Rajinder Kumar Dhawan
Publisher:
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Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Contributed articles.
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Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Contributed articles.
African Affairs
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Ufahamu
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Maka
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Category : Papua New Guinea
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Category : Papua New Guinea
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Journal - Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Sudanese Memoirs
Author: Herbert Palmer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429609221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Published in 1967: Sudanese Memoirs is a foremost contribution to the ethnological and historical literature of Western Africa. In three volumes, they comprise a large number of translations from Arabic manuscripts whcih were mostly collected in the northern emirates of Nigeria.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429609221
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Published in 1967: Sudanese Memoirs is a foremost contribution to the ethnological and historical literature of Western Africa. In three volumes, they comprise a large number of translations from Arabic manuscripts whcih were mostly collected in the northern emirates of Nigeria.
The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher:
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Includes articles of worldwide anthropological interest.
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Includes articles of worldwide anthropological interest.
Long Drums & Cannons
Author: Margaret Laurence
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888643322
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Up-to-date biographies with a list of works for each of the writers, detailed annotations to the original text and a glossary complete this edition."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888643322
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Up-to-date biographies with a list of works for each of the writers, detailed annotations to the original text and a glossary complete this edition."--BOOK JACKET.
Social and Political Reality in Cyprian Ekwensi's Major Novels
Author: Umar Abdurrahman
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description