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SpanAfrica brings new Executive Director on-board!
SpanAfrica's October 2011 Grassroots Partner Newsletter
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Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton 2003
Set in the 1940s, a Zulu Priest, Kumalo, leaves his rural village to find his son in Johannesburg who is accused of murdering a white man. The book captures the racial divisions and issues of life in South Africa that accent where the country is today. |
$28.00 | Buy from Amazon |
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Disgrace: A Novel J. M. Coetzee 2008
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, Disgrace follows an unemployed professor to Grahamstown where Coetzee explores the brutal impacts of the armed robberies that are becoming increasingly frequent in the country. |
$15.00 | Buy from Amazon |
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Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad 2007
As one of the books that defined ‘Africa’ for westerners over the past century (?), even if it’s not a light read, the book takes you in great detail into the colonial explorations of the Congo based on Conrad’s on personal experiences. |
$4.99 | Buy from Amazon |
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Say You're One of Them (Oprah's Book Club) Uwem Akpan 2009
Six stories of children from around the continent, Akpan skillfully gives children’s perspectives on African issues, while emphasizing their resilience and wisdom. |
$14.99 | Buy from Amazon |
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Someone Knows My Name: A Novel Lawrence Hill 2008
The story follows Aminata Diallo, born in West Africa in 1745. Captured by British slavers at age 11, Hill takes the reader through the life of a slave, while Diallo’s life takes her from Europe to North America, and back again to Sierra Leone. |
$14.95 | Buy from Amazon |
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors: A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (9) (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) Alexander Mccall Smith 2009
If you’re looking for a light, insightful story, Smith paints a beautiful and optimistic Botswanan landscape where Mma. Ramotswe opens a detective agency and begins solving mysteries for her fellow countrymen (and women!). |
$14.00 | Buy from Amazon |
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) Barbara Kingsolver 2008
American missionaries enter the Belgian Congo in 1959. Kingsolver dives deep into Congolese rural culture, the cost of ignorant intentions, and the complexity of being an outsider in Africa. A SpanAfrica favorite! |
$16.99 | Buy from Amazon |
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel Chinua Achebe 1994
This acclaimed book is set in traditional Nigeria, and watches the impacts of colonialism. The first of Achebe’s novels, explores the unromantic side of colonial rule, published shortly before Nigeria’s independence in 1960. |
$11.00 | Buy from Amazon |
