Adaobi tricia nwaubani biography of albert
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African Lives:
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An Anthology of Memoirs and Autobiographies
Geoff Wisner, editor
African Lives, a pioneering anthology of memoirs and autobiographical writings, lets the people of Africa speak for themselves—telling stories of struggle and achievement that have the authenticity of lived experience.
The anthology presents selections from the work of many of Africa's finest writers and most significant personalities from across the continent and spanning several centuries. Enhancing the ämne, Geoff Wisner's introduction and biographical notes provide important context for the selections and also highlight the challenges that African memoirs pose to the preconceptions of Western readers. The result fryst vatten a book that is both an absorbing read and a valuable resource for courses on Africa.
Geoff Wisner is author of A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books That Capture the Spirit of Africa.
"Wisner has collected an impressive range of l
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Flaming Ice (Ancestry of Hope #1) by Oluseyi Albert
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Product ID: SKU: Categories: Contemporary, Detective, Mystery & Thriller, Religion & SpiritualityTags: african literature, Oluseyi Albert, political, romance, thriller
The rots must be cleared.
The divide must be bridged.
Is freedom coming?
Lord Clay Aster, a member of the Aristocracy of Onyx and a serving Lord in the Upper House of the Parliament, will do all it takes to rebuild the broken foundation of his fatherland. Joining forces with the new breed of nobles called the New Order, he must reduce inequality across the clans by entrenching justice and peace, as well as building safe and sustainable communities.
But when the plan suddenly involves Ava Woods—a Structural Engineer who is passionate about the environment and also craves freedom for her ost
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, on Thursday won this year&#;s Commonwealth Writers&#; Prize for the Best First Book for the Africa Region. she is now in pole position for the overall award, to be announced next month.
The writer beat four other writers, including fellow Nigerian, Kachi A. Ozumba, to scoop the Best First Book category, which comes with a &#;1, cash prize. The other regional winner for Africa, in the Best Book category, is South African Marie Heese. This year&#;s regional nods were dominated by women, with 10 female authors out of the total 14 shortlisted.
Nwaubani won the Commonwealth award for her much praised debut novel about Nigerian email scammer, I Do Not Come To You By Chance. The book, already published in Britain and America, is due for release in Nigeria soon.
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was born in Enugu, Nigeria. She attended boarding school in the Federal Government Girls College, Owerri and studied Psychology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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