In a West African prison cell a young woman, Tanga, is dying. Her only companion, Anna-Claude, is on the brink of madness. Anna-Claude retells Tanga's grim story of incest, betrayal, prostitution, bereavement, and crime. As Tanga shares her tale with Anna-Claude, the older woman progressively becomes Tanga, fusing the two identities. Through this physical and spiritual communion, Calixthe Beyala underlines the solidarity that unites women across racial, religious, class, and national lines.

Your Name Shall Be Tanga (African Writers Series)

Literature & Fiction

Beyala, Calixthe

United States

Heinemann

Set in the grim world of urban prostitution, this book gives voice to the multitude of women trapped in African ghettos. Ateba is quiet and unassuming, taking care of her aunt's needs. But she craves the mother who abandoned her, and creates imaginary women to talk to. Then her world is shaker: Jean, the lodger forces a relationship on her; and old neighborhood prostitute dies; and her best friend is killed by a botched abortion. Caught between traditional values, male demands, and the need to survive, Ateba seeks to end the tyranny of men, whom she holds responsible for this suffering.

The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me (African Writers Series)

Belleville is the African immigrant quarter of Paris, where seven year-old Loukoum lives with his family. While his father spends time having affairs and drinking in the cafe with fellow Africans, his father's two wives look after the children at home.

Loukoum: The 'Little Prince' of Belleville (African Writers Series)

De Jager, Marjolijn

World Literature

An Intimate View of the Diverse Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa In a convergence of brilliant color and compelling visual narrative, this new collection of photographs by Pascal Maitre reveals an Africa unfamiliar to most Westerners. He portrays a wide range of experience in sub-Saharan Africa: in Niger's desert, soldiers juggle goats and machine guns; within the forest, a rosary dangles from the chest of a warrior in a Bassorian initiation ceremony. In this startlingly beautiful land, ornamented by the marks of human struggle and worship, contradictions are plentiful. Rich in detail and elegant composition, Maitre's photographs immerse us in an Africa beyond the familiar media depictions. He shows an Africa living with the contradictions of tradition and modernization, of ritual headdresses and plastic flip-flops, of tribal wars and machine guns, of ancestral deities and nonbelievers. Covering an immense geographic area with numerous visits, Maitre has been exhaustive in his quest to show the Africa that he has come to understand and love. A lively preface by Cameroon-born author Calixthe Beyala sets the stage for Mon Afrique

Mon Afrique: Photographs of Sub-Saharan Africa

Arts & Photography

Maitre, Pascal

Nouveliere, Jean-Claude

Individual Artists

Aperture

How to Cook Your Husband the African Way

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

Psychology News Pr Ltd

Used. Very Good conditions. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner.

Le petit prince de Belleville: Roman (French Edition)

A. Michel

Asseze L'Africaine (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (Domaine Francais)) (French Edition)

Literary

ALBIN MICHEL

Honneurs Perdus (Les) (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (Domaine Francais)) (French Edition)

Genre Fiction

La Petite Fille du réverbère

Si Eve-Marie a quitté l'Afrique pour Paris-Belleville c'est en pensant aux valeurs de la République française : "Liberté, égalité, fraternité". Mais pour être libre, encore faut-il avoir un travail et un mari. Le travail, Eve-Marie l'a trouvé. Il consiste à vendre ses sublimes fesses à bas prix, d'où son joli surnom « Mademoiselle Bonne-Surprise » ! Pour le mari, c'est une autre affaire. Car, en quittant son pays, Eve-Marie n'a pas perdu sa couleur, noire comme l'ébène. Alors, aux trois piliers de la démocratie, elle a ajouté une devise : la mixité. Son mari, elle le veut couleur locale, blanc comme neige ! Entre humour et désespoir, Calixthe Beyala narre la chronique douce-amère d'une communauté haute en couleurs, partagée entre des traditions séculaires et l'adaptation parfois douloureuse à une terre étrangère. Car jusqu'où doit aller le désir d'intégration ? La mixité est-elle forcément vouée à la réussite ? Pas si sûr... Un roman émouvant, dérangeant, et loin du politiquement correct, par l'auteur des Honneurs perdus, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.

Amours Sauvages (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (Domaine Francais)) (French Edition)

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