Gods and Soldiers
The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing
ISBN 9780143114734 | 368 pages | 01 Apr 2009 | Penguin | 5.51 x 7.44in | 18 - AND UP
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A one-of-a-kind collection showcasing the energy of new African literature
Coming at a time when Africa and African writers are in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, Gods and Soldiers captures the vitality and urgency of African writing today. With stories from northern Arabic-speaking to southern Zulu-speaking writers, this collection conveys thirty different ways of approaching what it means to be African. Whether about life in the new urban melting pots of Cape Town and Luanda, or amid the battlefield chaos of Zimbabwe and Somalia, or set in the imaginary surreal landscapes born out of the oral storytelling tradition, these stories represent a striking cross section of extraordinary writing. Including works by J. M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Adichie, Nuruddin Farah, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Chinua Achebe, and edited by Rob Spillman of Tin House magazine, Gods and Soldiers features many pieces never before published, making it a vibrant and essential glimpse of Africa as it enters the twenty-first century. Acknowledgments Introduction by Rob Spillman Map of Africa West Africa Nonfiction Chinua Achebe ♦ Nigeria Fiction Helon Habila ♦ Nigeria Mohammed Naseehu Ali ♦ Ghana Chris Abani ♦ Nigeria E. C. Osondu ♦ Nigeria Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ♦ Nigeria Francophone Africa Nonfiction Patrice Nganang ♦ Cameroon Fiction Alain Mabanckou ♦Republic of Congo Fatou Diome ♦ Senegal Boubacar Boris Diop ♦ Senegal North Africa Nonfiction Laila Lalami ♦ Morocco Fiction Nawal El Saadawi ♦ Egypt Mohamed Magani ♦ Algeria Aziz Chouaki ♦ Algeria Leila Aboulela ♦ Sudan East Africa Nonfiction Binyavanga Wainaina ♦ Kenya Fiction Ngugi wa Thiong'o ♦ Kenya Doreen Baingana ♦ Uganda Nuruddin Farah ♦ Somalia Abdourahman A. Waberi ♦ Djibouti Former Portuguese Colonies Nonfiction Mia Couto ♦ Mozambique Fiction Ondjaki ♦ Angola Jose Eduardo Agualusa ♦ Angola Southern Africa Nonfiction J. M. Coetzee ♦ South Africa Fiction Yvonne Vera ♦ Zimbabwe Niq Mhlongo ♦ South Africa Nadine Gordimer ♦ South Africa Marlene van Niekerk ♦ South Africa Zakes Mda ♦ South Africa Ivan Vladislavic ♦ South Africa Biographical Notes |
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