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Mount Pleasant Novel by Patrice Nganang
In Cameroon in 1931, Sara is taken from her family and brought to Mount Pleasant as a gift for Sultan Njoya, the Bamum leader cast into exile by French colonialists. Just nine years old and on the verge of becoming one of the sultan's hundreds of wives, Sara's story takes an unexpected turn when she is recognized by Bertha, the slave in charge of training Njoya's brides, as Nebu, the son she lost tragically years before. In Sara's new life as a boy she bears witness to the world of Sultan Njoya--a magical yet declining place of artistic and intellectual minds--and hears the story of the sultan's last days in the Palace of All Dreams and of the sad fate of Nebu, the greatest artist their culture had seen.
Seven decades later, a student returns home to Cameroon to research the place it once was, and she finds Sara, silent for decades, ready to tell her story. In her serpentine tale, a lost kingdom lives again in the compromised intersection between flawed memory, tangled fiction, and faintly discernible truth. In this telling, history is invented anew and transformed--a man awakens from a coma to find the animal kingdom dancing a waltz; a spirit haunts a cocoa plantation; and a sculptor re-creates his lost love in a work of art that challenges the boundary between truth and the ideal.
The award-winning novelist Patrice Nganang's lyrical and majestic Mount Pleasant is a resurrection of the world of early-twentieth-century Cameroon and an elegy for the men and women swept up in the forces of colonization.
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Be...
Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again.
It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an artist with her own studio, and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best friend, Joy, who insists it’s time for Feyi to ease back into the dating scene. Feyi isn’t ready for anything serious, but a steamy encounter at a rooftop party cascades into a whirlwind summer she could have never imagined: a luxury trip to a tropical island, decadent meals in the glamorous home of a celebrity chef, and a major curator who wants to launch her art career.
She’s even started dating the perfect guy, but their new relationship might be sabotaged before it has a chance by the dangerous thrill Feyi feels every time she locks eyes with the one person in the house who is most definitely off-limits. This new life she asked for just got a lot more complicated, and Feyi must begin her search for real answers. Who is she ready to become? Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there’s the biggest question of all—how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love?
Akwaeke Emezi’s vivid and passionate writing takes us deep into a world of possibility and healing, and the constant bravery of choosing love against all odds.
Africa in Fashion: Luxury, Craft and ...
Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands.
Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa's textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents a New Africa and examines the promise and potential of Africa's markets, while challenging stereotypes and the concept of European hegemony particularly in the realm of luxury fashion. It also spotlights Africa's unique position as the global industry shifts towards a more sustainable future.
Part Two ushers the reader into the spectacular world of African fashion today. It showcases a carefully curated set of the continent's most dynamic brands and, through interviews with prominent and inspiring designers, offers rare insight into their ethos and design practice. Covering unisex fashion, menswear, womenswear, accessories and jewelry the brands are each purposefully selected to contribute uniquely to the mosaic of Africa evolving creative landscape.
Once Upon a Time by Vice Nganga
When Runesu boldly steals a bride from her betrothed, it sets into motion a series of events that take a toll on the whole community. This is a story about love, betrayal, revenge and justice in which the author weaves an intricate web of characters and Karanga cultural practices into a rich tapestry of life in pre-colonial Zimbabwe.
Vice Nganga was born in Gweru in Zimbabwe. He attended six schools from primary to high school in Hwange, Gweru, Mberengwa and Gokwe. After school, he worked as a newspaper reporter in Zimbabwe and South Africa, then as a manager in several retail outlets in both countries before venturing into his own projects that he currently manages.
Vice writes in Shona and English, and Once Upon a Time is his debut novel.
Brilliance of Hope An anthology of 41...
An anthology of 41 short stories about the Zimbabwean dispersion, by 15 writers, compiled and edited by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure. Intended to record a crucial element of African history in the making, this short story anthology depicts experiences of the Zimbabwean diaspora through perspectives of writers based in Australia, Dubai, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe.
The fictional and autobiographical narratives herein collectively reflect on the resilience and hope intrinsic to the Zimbabwean dispersion. Entangled in a common quandary, these writers echo the particulars of what it means to be displaced as a first generation immigrant:
Tah Rudo D M Manyere Sibonginkosi Christabel Netha Samuel Chamboko Priscilla Shumba Tariro Ndoro Brain Garusa Tinashe Junias Chipenyu Ivainashe Earnest Nyamutsamba A K Mwanyekondo James Wanangwa Kajumi Kuwali Nobuhle N Nyoni Flavian Farainashe Makovere Lazarus Panashe Nyagwambo Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
Our Stories Redefined Anthology 2022:...
Our Stories Redefined annual anthology for African writing is the vehicle for new-age African writers to tell their stories to a generation that understands them.
In this 2022 flash fiction edition, the stories focus on Afro-modernity and Afro-futurism, mainly on familial and societal relationships. It is a collection of souls wishing to be understood in a chaotic and complex environment born out of years of conditioning.
The characters in this anthology are struggling with one problem or another, a mirror of our society. It is not a collection of cynical characters but characters who have refused to drown in the world's cynicism.
Dont Come in My Mouth by Dr. Stella N...
Ba Umuntu By Niyibizi Philbert
Ese ubumuntu bushingiye he ? Ni mu butunzi cyangwa ni mu mashuri ? Ni mu kugira imyaka myinshi cyangwa ni mu isura nziza ? Bwaba se bushingiye mu kuba umuyobozi cyangwa mu kugira imbaraga n’igihagararo bikanganye ?
Ni mu kuba umuzungu, umwirabura cyangwa ni ukuba uw’igitsina runaka ? Kuki tutanyurwa kandi tugahora mu ntambara z’ubuzima ? Iki gitabo : « Ba Umuntu » kiraguha ibisubizo byagufasha kubaho neza, utuje kandi unyuzwe ndetse bizagufasha kubaho neza mu rugendo rwawe rw’ubu buzima, kandi bizakugeza ku Bumuntu nyabwo twese duharanira.
Informal Sector Applied Chemistry by ...
This book is a recommended reading for anybody with "O" level knowledge and foresighted 4th form student, wishing to find out what chemistry is all about after school. It is good reading for the future chemical technologist, pharmacist, chemical engineer, etc.
This book is written as a guide for the informal sector people who deal in general chemicals and cottage industry chemical products. The people who are discouraged from their routine work by the many "technical and trade names". The idea is to break the created myth that the chemical industry is more complex than those found in schools and colleges.
The Human Resource Management Scope b...
The Human Resource, Management Scope comprises of eight core chapters that cover recruitment, orientation, training, performance, communication, surveys, conflict, & exit interviews. It also contains 100 page HR-centric glossary of terminology and references. It has been recommended by government and private sector HR practitioners.
Bachelorette Diaries (Anniversary Edi...
Shiri Golan is smart, intelligent, and successful—top media girl and owner of Golan Technologies that’s hired to develop stealth software for the Kenya Defence Forces fighter jets.
But she isn’t as smart when she falls in love with a Catholic priest, and skeletons crawl out of her perfect man’s closet, hauling betrayal, a dark past, and deadly secrets with them.
Hurt, betrayed, and vengeful, Shiri finds herself caught between forgiveness and justice and fighting unknown forces.
This is definitely a great read, and the suspense is simply enthralling.
Verah Omwocha, Kenyan Writer
The book is a light read.
Nancy Oyula
Pandashuka By Timothy O. Sumba
“Nikumbukapo mashaka tipitipi yaliyoizonga familia yetu naamini kuwa ulimwengu umefurika malimwengu ya kila nui ambayo hukingama mbele ya walimwengu maishani na kusababisha pandashuka. Kama barabara ndefu ilivyo safari ya Maisha haikosi mabonde, vilima, milima, tambarare na kona. Je. Ni gurufu gani isiyokuwa na gurufu? Kwa bahati njema mawimbi ya safari ngumu hayadumu maishani, huisha namna Maisha yenyewe yanavyoisha.
Baadhi ya Pandashuka ni furaha na huzuni, raha karaha, vicheko na vilio, utajiri na umaskini, shibe na njaa, amani na vita, afya njema na maradhi, upendo na chuki n ahata shwari na shari namna wasemavyo wengine. Kimsingi, pandashuka hutusambazia ama utulivu au uchungu nzima unaozaa jakomoyo sufufu. Je, ni nani asiyejua kuwa painamapo ndipo painukapo?”
"Ni riwaya ya kitawasifu inayomfahamisha msomaji kutalii katika usimulizi aula uliosukwa kwamba ni mlo wa kisanaa kwa kukolezwa mbinu kemkem za sanaa. Mwandishi aliyetopia na kugharika ukwasi wa lugha ameyatumia maneno ya kawaida namna isiyo ya kawaida ili kuukamilisha ubunifu usio na kifani. Mwandishi huyu mahiri amesimulia visa tele vinavyoingiliana na kuunda taswira halisi za pandashuka katika jamii..." Tahakiki ya Fatma Ali Mohamed(Zanzibar)
An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso
How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead?
This is the question which takes a mother on an unusual journey of self-discovery, both mental and sexual. When her daughter Yinka dies, Mojisola is finally forced to stop running away from the difficulties in their relationship, and also come to terms with Yinka the woman.
Mojisola’s grief leads her on a journey of self-discovery, as she moves into her daughter’s apartment and begins to unearth the life Yinka had built for herself there, away from her family. Through stepping into Yinka’s shoes, Mojisola comes to a better understanding not only of her estranged daughter, but also herself, as she learns to carve a place for herself in the world beyond the labels of wife and mother.
A bold and unflinching tale of one women’s unconventional approach to life and loss.
Mwongozo wa Bembea ya Maisha na Vienn...
Mwongozo huu bambam wa Bembea ya Maisha unadadavua mengi muhimu kuhusu tamthilia iliyoandikwa na Timothy Arege. Kitabu hiki kimeweka paruwanja vigezo muhimu kwa kuzingatia mahitaji ya mwanafunzi hususan mtahiniwa. Lugha sahili na sanifu imetawala ili yaliyomo yaeleweke fika.
Wanafunzi wanashauriwa kusoma kitabu chenyewe kwanza kabla ya kuja tu kuthibitisha katika mwongozo hatimaye. Maswali ya dondoo huhitaji uelewa mkubwa wa mtiririko wa mambo.
Madhumuni ya mwandishi ni kukidhi mahitaji ya msomaji kwa kumrahisishia mtiriko wa vitushi, dhamira, maudhui, tabia na sifa za wahusika, mandhari, mbinu za kimtindo pamwe na vielelezo vya maswali ambayo aghalabu hutahiniwa katika mijarabu na mtihani.
Mwandishi wa mwongozo huu, Vienna Namweyi Wanaswa ni mwalimu mweledi wa fasihi katika shule ya upili ya Newlight Seniors School, Nairobi na anafahamu fika mikondo ya utahini.
Lets Discuss: Money Making Models by ...
The ability to make more money depends on how open we are to possibilities of making money from other models outside what we are used to.
For example, a security guard might take more money home from the solicitation model than regular job.
An employee might make more money through investing than from employment.
How to Manage Business Better: A guid...
Most small businesses owners learn business the hard way through expensive mistakes. They have nobody to turn to for advice except their peers, who are not any better than them.
This guidebook addresses small businesses owners who desire to improve their businesses and can do with a little help in the form of knowledge, skills and insights. Most small business owners already know what is discussed in this guidebook but in bits and pieces.
The Process of Success by John Gitau
This guidebook discusses the four steps that every success follows. Many people follow the steps without knowing and achieve success.
It is the writer’s view that the knowledge of the four steps will enhance success leading to understanding. We implement what we understand better and faster.
Time is the most limited resource we have and to accomplish more as measure of success we need to understand the necessary processes.
Tales of Jideofor by Farastein Mokwenye
Could life be but a dream within a dream?
"Tales of Jideofor" is a work of historical fiction set in the 18th century, at the zenith of the transatlantic slave trade. It follows the life of a young lad, Jideofor, from Illah in Western Igbo lands down to Jamaica, through a rich tale of dreams, destiny, love and reincarnation.
In the story, Farastein blurs the lines between fact and fiction, and blends history with mystery seamlessly well, for you to see the truth within the myths of birth and death. Within the pages, you'll experience preserved Western Igbo cultures and beliefs, and life as a Negro slave in the Caribbean. You'll fall in love with Jideofor's and MaryJane's brief but beautiful love story. You'll be a witness to the destiny of dreams, and how they unfold from birth to death in the African belief in reincarnation. And in the end, you might just realize that life is indeed but a dream; that we all are Jideofor, in another face, in another place, living another tale.
Dead Manners: An Anthology of New Age...
DEAD MANNERS: An Anthology of New Age Poetry is a maiden Read Us Africa collection that features 50 poets(both budding and established) from 10 African countries.
The poets in this anthology lucidly sum up their emotions with brevity, simplicity, and earnestness, sailing the reader on a journey into Africa through the 10 explicit themes of love, morality, gender equality, identity, poverty, exploitation, justice, religion, education, and climate.