This anthology represents the talent and scope to be found in contemporary African writing. It contains both new and previously published stories by such authors as Nadine Gordimer, Ben Okri, Kojo Laing, Mia Couto and Moyez Vassanji.
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Table of Contents
**********Southern Africa**********The Prophetess - Njabulo S. Ndebele (South Africa)Amnesty - Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)Wake... - Lindiwe Mabuza (South Africa)A Wasted Land - Daniel Mandishona (Zimbabwe)The Birds of God - Mia Couto (Mozambique)**********Central Africa**********The Rubbish Dump - Steve Chimombo (Malawi)The Man - E. B. Dongala (Congo)**********East Africa**********Cages - Abdulrazak Gurnah (Zanzibar)Government by Magic Spell - Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi (Somalia)A Night Out -Tolowa Marti Mollel (Tanzania)On the Market Day - Kyalo Mativo (Kenya)Leaving - M. G. Vassanji (Tanzania)**********Northern Africa**********The Foreigner, Sister of the Foreign Woman - Assia Djebar (Algeria)Road Block - Jamal Mahjoub (Sudan)**********West Africa**********Converging City - Ben Okri (Nigeria)The Hotel - Adewale Maja-Pearce (Nigeria)The Housegirl - Okey Chigbo (Nigeria)The Miracle - Ba'bila Mutia (Cameroons)Weaverdom - Tijan M. Sallah (The Gambia)Vacancy for the Post of Jesus Christ - Kojo Laing (Ghana)Biographical notes
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Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories by Chinua Achebe
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