Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Sacrificial Egg
Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigeria
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction
Author: Robert L. Ross
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780815314318
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780815314318
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Girls at War
Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0307816478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0307816478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis.
100 World's Greatest Short Stories
Author: Prakash Book Depot
Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing
ISBN: 9789388810548
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The short story is one of the finest forms of writing. As short as a paragraph at times, or as lengthy as a novel, short stories are widely read and immensely lauded. Some of the most exceptional writers have dabbled in this form penning beautiful, unforgettable stories. In this carefully-crafted selection, we bring to you some of the greatest writers from around the world-- the iconic storytellers from America, such as Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, the legendary Grimm brothers from Germany, to the lyrical Rabindranath Tagore from India, and the witty H H Munro from Britain. All these and many more remarkable people come together in this edition . . . and all have stories to tell. An anthology beginning with Aesop's fables-- perhaps the first stories we come across-- and ending with Virginia Woolf's gothic, thrilling ' The Haunted House', 100 World's Greatest Short Stories brings together stories short and sweet, descriptive and lengthy, and stories that can do anything-- from telling a tale to hiding its narrator, from portraying the reality to diving into pure imagination-- and are a must-read for every fiction lover."
Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing
ISBN: 9789388810548
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The short story is one of the finest forms of writing. As short as a paragraph at times, or as lengthy as a novel, short stories are widely read and immensely lauded. Some of the most exceptional writers have dabbled in this form penning beautiful, unforgettable stories. In this carefully-crafted selection, we bring to you some of the greatest writers from around the world-- the iconic storytellers from America, such as Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, the legendary Grimm brothers from Germany, to the lyrical Rabindranath Tagore from India, and the witty H H Munro from Britain. All these and many more remarkable people come together in this edition . . . and all have stories to tell. An anthology beginning with Aesop's fables-- perhaps the first stories we come across-- and ending with Virginia Woolf's gothic, thrilling ' The Haunted House', 100 World's Greatest Short Stories brings together stories short and sweet, descriptive and lengthy, and stories that can do anything-- from telling a tale to hiding its narrator, from portraying the reality to diving into pure imagination-- and are a must-read for every fiction lover."
A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English
Author: Erin Fallon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135976295
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years. Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English includes alphabetically-arranged entries for 50 English-language short story writers from around the world. Most of these writers have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biography, a review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135976295
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years. Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English includes alphabetically-arranged entries for 50 English-language short story writers from around the world. Most of these writers have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biography, a review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.
Vengeful Creditor
Author: Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101973188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Mrs. Emenike resents that her husband drives a Mercedes while she is relegated the “noisy Fiat,” and she loathes the words “free primary education,” a new government initiative for which three of her servants have abandoned her. But, when the program is recalled, ten-year-old Vero, whose hopes of going to school have been dashed, is Mrs. Emenike’s next willing recruit—young, innocent, and desperate to do anything and everything she must to earn an education. In this masterful story by “the father of Nigerian writing,” Chinua Achebe portrays the devastating injustice done to young women by government corruption and wealth inequality. Selected from Achebe’s much-lauded collection of short fiction, Girls at War. An ebook short.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101973188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Mrs. Emenike resents that her husband drives a Mercedes while she is relegated the “noisy Fiat,” and she loathes the words “free primary education,” a new government initiative for which three of her servants have abandoned her. But, when the program is recalled, ten-year-old Vero, whose hopes of going to school have been dashed, is Mrs. Emenike’s next willing recruit—young, innocent, and desperate to do anything and everything she must to earn an education. In this masterful story by “the father of Nigerian writing,” Chinua Achebe portrays the devastating injustice done to young women by government corruption and wealth inequality. Selected from Achebe’s much-lauded collection of short fiction, Girls at War. An ebook short.
Twentieth Century Fiction
Author: George Woodcock
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349170666
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349170666
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
The World's Greatest Short Stories
Author: James Daley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486114791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, this wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology includes Tolstoy, Kipling, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Pirandello, Mann, Updike, Borges, and other major writers of world literature.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486114791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, this wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology includes Tolstoy, Kipling, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Pirandello, Mann, Updike, Borges, and other major writers of world literature.
Mother is Gold
Author: Adrian Roscoe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521080927
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
How did West African literature in English begin? What influences affected its birth and development? How much does it imitate European models? How is traditional African culture influencing modern writing? What kind of experiments are being tried? These are some of the questions, relevant to African writing throughout the continent, which this critical study discusses by examining the most significant work in verse, prose, drama, children's literature, journalism and political writing in West Africa. The author examines the writing of major figures such as Soyinka, Achebe, Okara, Clark, Tutuola and Ekwensi as well as that of authors whose work is not as widely known.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521080927
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
How did West African literature in English begin? What influences affected its birth and development? How much does it imitate European models? How is traditional African culture influencing modern writing? What kind of experiments are being tried? These are some of the questions, relevant to African writing throughout the continent, which this critical study discusses by examining the most significant work in verse, prose, drama, children's literature, journalism and political writing in West Africa. The author examines the writing of major figures such as Soyinka, Achebe, Okara, Clark, Tutuola and Ekwensi as well as that of authors whose work is not as widely known.
Commonwealth Literature
Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349861014
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349861014
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description