The Prophet of Zongo Street - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Prophet of Zongo Street write by Mohammed Naseehu Ali. This book was released on 2005-07-26. The Prophet of Zongo Street available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Prophet of Zongo Street is a dazzling collection of stories that calls to mind Ben Okri and Chinua Achebe. Mohammed Naseehu Ali, the tradition's acclaimed new practitioner, offers up ten powerful and beautifully rendered tales. Set primarily on the fictitious Zongo Street -- a close-knit community of wonderfully quirky characters who hold tight to superstition, religion, and family -- these stories are anchored by the uproarious, the embarrassing, the poignant, and the rawest moments of life.
The Prophet of Zongo Street
The Prophet of Zongo Street - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Prophet of Zongo Street write by Mohammed Naseehu Ali. This book was released on 2006-08-15. The Prophet of Zongo Street available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A dazzling collection of stories, The Prophet of Zongo Street takes readers to a world that seamlessly blends African folklore and myths with modernity. Set primarily on Zongo Street, a fictitious community in West Africa, the stories -- which are reminiscent of the works of Ben Okri and Amos Tutuola -- introduce us to wonderfully quirky characters and the most uproarious, poignant, and rawest moments of life. There's Kumi, the enigmatic title character who teaches a young boy to finally ask questions of his traditions. And as Ali moves his characters to America we meet Felix, who struggles with America's love of the exotic in "Rachmaninov." The Prophet of Zongo Street heralds a new voice and showcases Mohammed Naseehu Ali's extraordinary ability to craft stories that are both allegorical and unforgettable.
Once Upon a Time in Ghana
Once Upon a Time in Ghana - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Once Upon a Time in Ghana write by Anna Cottrell. This book was released on 2013. Once Upon a Time in Ghana available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recorded on location in the Volta Region in Ghana in 2006-07, these stories are the result of collaboration between Anna Cottrell and Agbotadua Togbi Kumassah. Agbotadua Togbi Kumassah translated the Ewe stories into English and Anna Cottrell has retold them in contemporary English for the wider European market. This edition presents the 24 stories in their original form for the Ghanian market.
The Fictionals and the Book Club Rebellion
The Fictionals and the Book Club Rebellion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fictionals and the Book Club Rebellion write by Preston Francis. This book was released on 2022-05-04. The Fictionals and the Book Club Rebellion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. School has never been easy for Timothy Speare. He's had his share of strict teachers, bullies, mean girls, and stressful amounts of homework. If that's not enough, he and his two best friends are labeled as the Nerdy Trio by the whole school. But his junior year of high school might be his toughest yet after he learns a dark secret. Some of the students aren't real . . . They're Fictional. Coming from a world where fiction is fact, literature's greatest villains have banded together and have invaded our non-Fictional world. They may look like ordinary high school students, but in secret they are monsters, witches, and other villains in disguise with plans to take over the world. They may not be the most popular kids on campus, but the Nerdy Trio may be the only hope of stopping this true-to-life Fictional evil. They've read about heroes. Now the Nerdy Trio will learn what it means to be a hero when they step up to defend their world. Joining forces with a mysterious new girl, they will find magical items, face great danger, and learn about the dark history of their school--all in their mission to bring about the end of the Fictionals.
Diplomatic Pounds & Other Stories
Diplomatic Pounds & Other Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Diplomatic Pounds & Other Stories write by Ama Ata Aidoo. This book was released on 2012. Diplomatic Pounds & Other Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A celebration of Ama Ata Aidoo's work presented as a festschrift with a broad spectrum of articles and personal memoirs from scholars and literary artists. It conveys the full extent of Aidoo's place as a literary innovator and an exponent of radical social and cultural thought in Africa and internationally on account of its self-consciousness and gender equality. Included are a study, by playwright Femi Osofisan, of the Nigerian film industry and its impact on live theatre and negative images in contemporary Ghanaian music.
