This anthology of 20 stories are from all over africa, groupe. Great african american short story collections score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I havent read a ton of work by caribbean women writers, but so far jamaica kincaid, edwidge danticat, naomi jackson, alexia arthurs all touch on this strained. The latest item from william trevors venerable suitcase, is a thrilling work of art. A collection of stories by african writers which deal with life and customs in african society. My personal favourite is love like blue i would recommend the book even if only. An award winning short stories of aesops fables, arabian nights, bedtime stories, bible stories, fairy tales, inspirational stories, moral stories,etc. The granta book of the african short story shows, wherever and by whomever they are published, africa has writers of depth and talent with a multitude of stories as diverse as the continents countries, cultures and peoples petina gappah, financial times from morocco to namibia, this nutritious harvest of 29 tales spans a tumultuous continent with selections from many of its finest modern writers. I will keep adding african and south african short stories to this page as i find them. The stories all deal with water as a theme, but each one is beautifully unique. African short stories, short story collections, books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
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Each year, the african poetry book fund directed by chris abani and kwame dawes publishes the first collection by the poet who wins the sillerman first book prize for african poetry. African short stories african writers series by chinua achebe, c. Nowadays, i read short stories and i marvel at how the writer has managed. Some of the stories werent written by african authors, but all are set in africa or have african characters. William trevors last stories is forthcoming from viking. Great african american short story collections 128 books. Over seventy illustrated stories of our land and its people by unknown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Short stories from africa, china, india, japan, and latin america. A highly recommended book for teachers to use as an introduction a to the short story and b to africa. Its a blend of works from contemporary authors, as well as short stories from classic authors.