Myth Formation in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh, Hardback - Nilanjan Chakraborty

This book studies culture in terms of myths and how they function to construct the identity of communities. It focuses on myth formation in the fic...

Henry Lawson, V. S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer and Chinua Achebe are respectively Australian, Caribbean, South African and Nigerian, yet they all wri...

Reducere. Bundook. Arma. Un cuvant obisnuit, dar care da peste cap lumea lui Deen Datta. Deen, un comerciant de carti rare, s-a obisnuit cu viata linistita d...

Reducere. In 1885, trupele britanice intra in Mandalay si obliga familia regala birmana sa ia calea exilului. Rajkumar, un baiat sarac care lucreaza la o tar...

Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. I...

From the renowned author of The African Trilogy, a political satire about an unnamed African country navigating a path between violence and corrupt...

Headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu is worshipped by six villages, but finds his authority under threat. He is prepared to do anything to lead h...

One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Okonkwo, a man of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria at the end of the last century, is a person of substance,...

The final book in the bestselling }Ibis{ trilogy from the author of the Booker-shortlisted }Sea Of Poppies{. It is 1839 and tension has been mounti...

Reducere. The eminent African novelist and critic, here addresses Nigeria's problems, aiming to challenge the resignation of Nigerians and inspire them to re...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Kalu OgbaaIllustration(s): 13 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of page...

Reducere. The Hungry Tide is a very contemporary story of adventure and unlikely love, identity, and history, set in one of the most fascinating regions on t...

Reducere. From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, The Calcutta Chromosome takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer tra...

A beautifully illustrated fable from Booker-shortlisted authorPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Amitav GhoshNumber of pages: 96Publication dat...

Reducere. Things Fall Apart, tells of a troubled young African whose formal education separates him from his roots and makes him part of a corrupt ruling eli...

'...The story is the tragedy of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene ... a very...

Writer's Letters is a collection of fascinating letters written by great writers, from Dickens to De BeauvoirPublisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers ...

An idealistic young man educated in Britain, Obi returns home to Nigeria for a job in the civil service, but finds himself seduced by backhanders a...

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008: a stunningly vibrant novel from Amitav Ghosh.

An extraordinary novel from the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy.

A haunting novel from the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy.

From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a mode...

A spellbinding, globe-trotting novel by the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy

Argues that the writing of Percival Everett compels readers to retrain their thinking habits and to value uncertainty. Stewart maintains that Evere...

Cromozomul Calcutta - Amitav Ghosh

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Un potop de foc - Amitav Ghosh

Gives us a portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its 'middle ground', interrogating both the author's happy memories of reading...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Rob MayoNumber of pages: 172Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 236 x 19Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

Reducere. One of the most provocative and original voices in contemporary literature, Chinua Achebe here considers the place of literature and art in our soc...

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