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1) Kintu
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Series
Kwani? volume 9
Publisher
Transit Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
'First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. Divided into six sections, the novel begins in 1750, when Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda Kingdom. Along the way, he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. In an ambitious...
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Series
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Français
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La déesse des mers australes confie sa fille à la vieille Kintunien pour la protéger des jalousies.
Il était une fois Kintunien qui vivait sur l'île de Chiloé, au bord d'une falaise... Il était une fois l'histoire d'amour d'un albatros et d'une petite sirène... Transmises de génération en génération, les légendes du peuple Mapuche ont traversé le temps pour parvenir jusqu'à nous, unissant le merveilleux et la poésie.
A travers ce...
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English
Formats
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"Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther..there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world,...
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Language
English
Description
How far does one have to travel to find home elsewhere? The stories in Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's collection attempt to measure that distance. Centered around the lives of Ugandans in Britain, Let's Tell This Story Properly features characters both hyper-visible and unseen-they take on jobs at airport security, care for the elderly, and work in hospitals, while remaining excluded from white, British life. As they try to find their place, they drift...
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Language
English
Description
Jeanne-Marie Jackson is assistant professor of English at Johns Hopkins University and the author of South African Literature's Russian Soul.
An ambitious look at the African novel and its connections to African philosophy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
The African Novel of Ideas focuses on the role of the philosophical novel and the place of philosophy more broadly in the intellectual life of the African continent, from the early...
Publisher
World Book Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Myths and legends from Africa. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ava's Adventures in France provides a glimpse of Ava's visit with her grandparents in the beautiful town of Jarnac, France.
During her visit, Ava was immersed in French culture while enjoying special moments with her Grand MaMa Norah, Grand Ma Sharon and Pop Pop Bernie.
Ava's Adventures in France provides an engaging and lively narrative with an introductory lesson to French accompanied with fun and vibrant illustrations that will help ignite...
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Pub. Date
p2003
Language
Ganda
Description
This CD is a collection of African-Jewish music in which the rhythms and harmonies of Africa blend with Jewish celebration and traditional Hebrew prayer. This repertoire is rooted in local Ugandan music and infused with choral singing, Afro-pop, and traditional drumming.