Author: David Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malawi literature
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Malawi's Sisters
Author: Melanie Hatter
Publisher: Kimbilio National Fiction Priz
ISBN: 9781945588303
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"A novel. Winner of the Kimbilio National Fiction Prize. Selected by Edwidge Danticat"--Cover.
Publisher: Kimbilio National Fiction Priz
ISBN: 9781945588303
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"A novel. Winner of the Kimbilio National Fiction Prize. Selected by Edwidge Danticat"--Cover.
The Unsung Song
Author: Reuben Makayiko Chirambo
Publisher: Chancellor College Pub
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An introduction to contemporary literature in Malawi, comprising short stories, poetry, and some opening essays on literary genres. The anthology contains pieces from some fifty writers, amongst whom are Immanuel Bofomo; Steve Chimombo; Andrew Tilimbike Kulemeka; Ken Lipenga; Levi Zeleza Manda - author of the title story; Jack Mapanje; Francis Moto; Lupenga Mphande; Edson Mpina - President of Malawi Pen and Malawi Writers Union; Felix Mnthali; Anthony Nazombe; Norah Ngoma; and David Rubadiri. The editors have been or are all engaged in various literary and research activities at the University of Malawi.
Publisher: Chancellor College Pub
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An introduction to contemporary literature in Malawi, comprising short stories, poetry, and some opening essays on literary genres. The anthology contains pieces from some fifty writers, amongst whom are Immanuel Bofomo; Steve Chimombo; Andrew Tilimbike Kulemeka; Ken Lipenga; Levi Zeleza Manda - author of the title story; Jack Mapanje; Francis Moto; Lupenga Mphande; Edson Mpina - President of Malawi Pen and Malawi Writers Union; Felix Mnthali; Anthony Nazombe; Norah Ngoma; and David Rubadiri. The editors have been or are all engaged in various literary and research activities at the University of Malawi.
Soft Magic
Author: Upile Chisala
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781516967889
Category : African poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'soft magic.' is the debut collection of prose and poetry by Malawian writer, Upile Chisala. This book explores the self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, the experience of Diaspora, spirituality and most of all, how we survive. 'soft magic.' is a shared healing journey.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781516967889
Category : African poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
'soft magic.' is the debut collection of prose and poetry by Malawian writer, Upile Chisala. This book explores the self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, the experience of Diaspora, spirituality and most of all, how we survive. 'soft magic.' is a shared healing journey.
An Elegy for Easterly
Author: Petina Gappah
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429920270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his new job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlor brings unexpected riches; a politician's widow stands quietly by at her husband's funeral, watching his colleagues bury an empty casket. Petina Gappah's characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars, where wives can't trust even their husbands for fear of AIDS, and where people know exactly what will be printed in the one and only daily newspaper because the news is always, always good. In her spirited debut collection, the Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah brings us the resilience and inventiveness of the people who struggle to live under Robert Mugabe's regime. She takes us across the city of Harare, from the townships beset by power cuts to the manicured lawns of privilege and corruption, where wealthy husbands keep their first wives in the "big houses" while their unofficial second wives wait in the "small houses," hoping for a promotion. Despite their circumstances, the characters in An Elegy for Easterly are more than victims—they are all too human, with as much capacity to inflict pain as to endure it. They struggle with the larger issues common to all people everywhere: failed promises, unfulfilled dreams, and the yearning for something to anchor them to life.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429920270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his new job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlor brings unexpected riches; a politician's widow stands quietly by at her husband's funeral, watching his colleagues bury an empty casket. Petina Gappah's characters may have ordinary hopes and dreams, but they are living in a world where a loaf of bread costs half a million dollars, where wives can't trust even their husbands for fear of AIDS, and where people know exactly what will be printed in the one and only daily newspaper because the news is always, always good. In her spirited debut collection, the Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah brings us the resilience and inventiveness of the people who struggle to live under Robert Mugabe's regime. She takes us across the city of Harare, from the townships beset by power cuts to the manicured lawns of privilege and corruption, where wealthy husbands keep their first wives in the "big houses" while their unofficial second wives wait in the "small houses," hoping for a promotion. Despite their circumstances, the characters in An Elegy for Easterly are more than victims—they are all too human, with as much capacity to inflict pain as to endure it. They struggle with the larger issues common to all people everywhere: failed promises, unfulfilled dreams, and the yearning for something to anchor them to life.
The Lower River
Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547746504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A taut, tense, darkly suspenseful novel about a man who flees to Africa after his marriage falls apart, only to be caught up in a precarious situation in a seemingly benign village.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547746504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A taut, tense, darkly suspenseful novel about a man who flees to Africa after his marriage falls apart, only to be caught up in a precarious situation in a seemingly benign village.
Trends in Malawian Literature
Author: Francis P. B. Moto
Publisher: Chancellor College Pub
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Trends in Malawian Literature's departure point is a brief examination of how Malawi's post-independence politics affected Malawi literary landscape and an assessment of the early missionaries contribution to early Malawian literature in the local languages. That done, it discusses messages in the early literature. The conclusion drawn is that the early literature in Malawi, like most African countries, was a potent mouth piece for Christian doctrine and western values. Against this background, Trends in Malawian Literature assesses the concerns of later writers, who although begin to move from the good versus evil dichotomy, still emphasize that socially and culturally one is either an (sic) initially and turns to be good later or vice versa".--Back cover.
Publisher: Chancellor College Pub
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Trends in Malawian Literature's departure point is a brief examination of how Malawi's post-independence politics affected Malawi literary landscape and an assessment of the early missionaries contribution to early Malawian literature in the local languages. That done, it discusses messages in the early literature. The conclusion drawn is that the early literature in Malawi, like most African countries, was a potent mouth piece for Christian doctrine and western values. Against this background, Trends in Malawian Literature assesses the concerns of later writers, who although begin to move from the good versus evil dichotomy, still emphasize that socially and culturally one is either an (sic) initially and turns to be good later or vice versa".--Back cover.
nectar
Author: Upile Chisala
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 152485851X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
In nectar, Chisala guides readers through a beautiful process of growth and renewal. These poems celebrate our always complex, sometimes troubled roots while encouraging us to grow through and beyond them toward a passionate self-love. Chisala’s hope is that her words will encourage readers to sow seeds of change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 152485851X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
In nectar, Chisala guides readers through a beautiful process of growth and renewal. These poems celebrate our always complex, sometimes troubled roots while encouraging us to grow through and beyond them toward a passionate self-love. Chisala’s hope is that her words will encourage readers to sow seeds of change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Malawi Writing Today
Author: Kingston Lapukeni Phiri
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malawi literature
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malawi literature
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Uhuru's Fire
Author: Adrian Roscoe
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521290890
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
First published in 1977, this is an eminently readable introduction to contemporary literature in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The author examines work in verse, prose and drama, and discusses vernacular language problems, the role of oral literature and tradition and the varied responses to the struggle for freedom and its achievement. He argues that African literature is achieving its own inner dynamic, revealing a rapid spread of influences from one side of the continent to the other and a decrease in influences from the Western world. Part of his argument is based on a discussion of authors not yet known outside East and Central Africa, but whose works shows signs of great promise and originality. Dr Roscoe has close personal knowledge of many of the authors he discusses, as he has worked in East and Central African universities throughout the period of the literary awakening he discusses.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521290890
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
First published in 1977, this is an eminently readable introduction to contemporary literature in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The author examines work in verse, prose and drama, and discusses vernacular language problems, the role of oral literature and tradition and the varied responses to the struggle for freedom and its achievement. He argues that African literature is achieving its own inner dynamic, revealing a rapid spread of influences from one side of the continent to the other and a decrease in influences from the Western world. Part of his argument is based on a discussion of authors not yet known outside East and Central Africa, but whose works shows signs of great promise and originality. Dr Roscoe has close personal knowledge of many of the authors he discusses, as he has worked in East and Central African universities throughout the period of the literary awakening he discusses.
Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa
Author: Frank M. I. Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malawi
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malawi
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description