African Short Stories: Twenty Short Stories from Across the Continent

Capturing the diversity of African writing from across the continent, this important anthology draws together well-established authors and the best of new writers. From the harsh realities of South Africa, elegantly described by Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer, to the fantastic world of Booker Prize winner Ben Okri and from the magic realism of Mozambican Mia Couto to the surreal world of Ghanaian Kojo Laing, the editors have distilled the essence of contemporary African writing. Blending the supernatural and the secular, the market-place and the shrine, this anthology gives the reader a taste of the full range of African literary styles. A Fine Anthology, Well Selected, Well Ordered, And Altogether A Pleasure To Read. The Editors Have Chosen Twenty Stories By Twenty Different Writers From All Over Africa, Grouping Them Geographically Into Four Different Sections: West, East, North And Southern Africa.... They Have Done A Particularly Good Job Of Balancing The Work Of Lesser-known, Younger Writers With Established Figures: David Owoyele As Well As Adhebe, Abdulrzak Gurnah As Well As Ngugi, Ahmed Essop As Well As Nadine Gordimer And Bessie Head. 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 Thiongo̓ -- 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. Selected And Edited By Chinua Achebe And C.l. Innes. 这本重要的选集捕捉了整个非洲大陆的非洲写作的多样性,汇集了知名作家和最优秀的新作家。 从诺贝尔奖得主 Nadine Gordimer 优雅描述的南非严酷现实,到布克奖得主 Ben Okri 的奇幻世界,从莫桑比克 Mia Couto 的魔幻现实主义到加纳 Kojo Laing 的超现实世界,编辑们提炼出当代非洲写作的精髓。这本选集融合了超自然与世俗、市场与神殿,让读者领略了非洲文学风格的全部。 This anthology of 20 stories are from all over Africa, grouped geographically into four different sections - West, East, North and Southern Africa. A collection of stories by African writers which deal with life and customs in African society