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The Granta book of the African short story / Edited and with and introduction by Helon Habila.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Granta Books, 2012.Description: xv, 378 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781847083333
  • 1847083331
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.010896
LOC classification:
  • PR 9348 G763 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
The arrangers of marriage / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Faeries of the Nile / Mansoura Ez-Eldin -- Stickfighting days / Olufemi Terry -- Dancing to the jazz goblin and his rhythm / Brian Chikwava -- Promenade / Henrietta Rose-Innes -- An Ex-mas feast / Uwem Akpan -- Ships in high transit / Binyavanga Wainaina -- The moustached man / Patrice Nganang -- A good soldier / Maaza Mengiste -- Préférence nationale / Fatou Diome -- Homecoming / Laila Lalami -- Street of the house of wonders / Rachida el-Charni -- Bumsters / E. C. Osondu -- Passion / Doreen Baingana -- The fugitive / Alain Mabanckou -- Haywards Heath / Aminatta Forna -- Missing out / Leila Aboulela -- Why don't you carve other animals / Yvonne Vera -- The centre of the world / George Makana Clark -- Propaganda by monuments / Ivan Vladislavić -- Mme Zitta Mendès, a last image / Alaa Al Aswany -- An unexpected death / Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa -- The homecoming / Milly Jafta -- Oxford, black Oxford / Dambudzo Marechera -- You can't get lost in Cape Town / Zoë Wicomb -- Cages / Abdulrazak Gurnah -- The last bordello / Manuel Rui -- The eyes of the statue / Camara Laye -- Slipper satin / Alex La Guma.
Summary: 29 short stories by the best new African writers, selected by one of Africa's most eminent contemporary novelists, Helon Habila.
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The arrangers of marriage / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Faeries of the Nile / Mansoura Ez-Eldin -- Stickfighting days / Olufemi Terry -- Dancing to the jazz goblin and his rhythm / Brian Chikwava -- Promenade / Henrietta Rose-Innes -- An Ex-mas feast / Uwem Akpan -- Ships in high transit / Binyavanga Wainaina -- The moustached man / Patrice Nganang -- A good soldier / Maaza Mengiste -- Préférence nationale / Fatou Diome -- Homecoming / Laila Lalami -- Street of the house of wonders / Rachida el-Charni -- Bumsters / E. C. Osondu -- Passion / Doreen Baingana -- The fugitive / Alain Mabanckou -- Haywards Heath / Aminatta Forna -- Missing out / Leila Aboulela -- Why don't you carve other animals / Yvonne Vera -- The centre of the world / George Makana Clark -- Propaganda by monuments / Ivan Vladislavić -- Mme Zitta Mendès, a last image / Alaa Al Aswany -- An unexpected death / Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa -- The homecoming / Milly Jafta -- Oxford, black Oxford / Dambudzo Marechera -- You can't get lost in Cape Town / Zoë Wicomb -- Cages / Abdulrazak Gurnah -- The last bordello / Manuel Rui -- The eyes of the statue / Camara Laye -- Slipper satin / Alex La Guma.

29 short stories by the best new African writers, selected by one of Africa's most eminent contemporary novelists, Helon Habila.

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