The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing (African Writers Series) - Softcover

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9780435906733: The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing (African Writers Series)

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ISBN 10: 0435906739 ISBN 13: 9780435906733

Publisher: Heinemann, 1993

A contemporary selection of 22 African women's shortstories that vividly portray the everyday concerns of women's lives. The stories, divided into sections from north, south, east and west, cover such themes as the exploitation of serving girls, the experience of women behind veils, enduring friendships, the achievement of social power, independence of thought, and the affirmation of personal identity. These are new writers recording the new Africa with a fresh perspective.

Authors whose stories are included in this landmark collection are:

Northern Africa --

Nawal El Saadawi
Assia Djebar
Gisele Halimi
Leila Sebbar
Andree Chedid

Southern Africa --

Tsitsi Dangarembga
Bessie Head
Jean Marquard
Zoe Wicomb
Sheila Fugard
Farida Karodia

Eastern Africa --

Evelyn Awuor Ayodo
Violet Dias Lannoy
Daisy Kabaragama
Lina Magaia

Western Africa --

Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
Ifeoma Okoye
Zaynab Alkali
Orlanda Amarilis
Aminata Maiga Ka

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About the Author:

Ken Macrorie has served as editor of College Composition and Communication, has taught at Michigan State, San Francisco State, and Western Michigan universities, and for thirteen summers was an instructor at the Bread Loaf School of English.

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