This historical novel is about Zimbabwe's 19th-century prophet, Chaminuka, a man who sacrificed his life for the cause of peace. It tells a tale of deception and dislocation caused by colonialism.

Chaminuka - Prophet of Zimbabwe

Mutswairo, Solomon T.

Literature & Fiction

Three Continents Pr

Chaminuka: Prophet of Zimbabwe

Solomon M. Mutswairo

This volume places each of Achebe's first four novels- "Things Fall Apart", "No Longer At Ease", "Arrow of God", and "A Man of Peace" - in its historical context. The author contrasts the content of the works with what might have been actual events or practices during Nigeria's colonial occupation.

Achebe's World: The Historical and Cultural Context of Chinua Achebe's Novels

Wren, Robert M.

History & Criticism

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Critical Perspectives on Modern Arabic Literature

Critical Perspectives on Lusophone Literature from Africa (English and Portuguese Edition)

Modern Persian Short Stories (English and Persian Edition)

Critical Perspectives on Jean Rhys

History

The poems in this powerful collection range from the rhetorical lyricism of Tawfiq Zayyad to the complex, cosmic imagery of Walid al-Halis, from the romantic idiom of Salma al-Jayyusi to the edgy, convoluted style of Tawfiq Sayigh, all evoking Palestine, the never-forgotten homeland.The rich variety of the work is explored in Abdelwahab Elmessiri's extensive introduction and further reflected in the Arabic-language versions that accompany each selection. Opening with Mahmud Darwish's "The Roses and the Dictionary" and Samih al-Qasim's "To Najib Mahfuz," the collection is organized around six themes: aesthetics of the revolution, elegies, love of Palestine, steadfastness, resistance, and victory.Other poets represented include Laila 'Alush, 'Abd al-Latif 'Aql, Fawzi el-Asmar, Mu'in Basisu, Ahmad Dahbur, Yusuf Hamdan, Ahmad Husayn, Rashid Husayn, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Salim Jubran, Nazih Khayr, Kamal Nasir, 'Abd al-Karim al-Sab awi, Mayy Sayigh, and Fadwah Tuqan. The book also includes biographical notes and a selected bibliography.

The Palestinian Wedding: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Palestinian Poetry (English and Arabic Edition)

Poetry

Edouard Glissant's Monsieur Toussaint tells the tragic story of Toussaint Louverture, the charismatic leader of the revolution - the only successful slave revolt in history - that led to Haiti's independence two-hundred years ago. Translated by the author himself in collaboration with J. Michael Dash, this new edition captures the striking essence of the original French play (first published in 1961).

Monsieur Toussaint

Glissant, Édouard

Dramas & Plays