THE TRULY MARRIED WOMAN by Abioseh Nical- Sierra Leone The Truly Married Woman by Abioseh Nicol- Sierra Leone Abioseh Nicol was a Sierra Leone writer, poet and diplomat with a specialty in medicine as a physician. He died in the year 1994 having made great contribution to Sierra Leone literature. He was a writer of […]
About the author: Charles Mungoshi was born in 1947and raised in a farming family in the Chivhu area of Zimbabwe. After leaving school, he worked with the Forestry Commission before joining Textbook Sales. From 1975 to 1981, he worked at the Literature Bureau as an editor and at Zimbabwe Publishing House for the next five
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Rern’y Ngamije Rwanda And Namibia About the Author Rem’y Ngarnije. Reni’y Ngamije is a writer and a photographer who is of Namibian origin but was born in Rwanda. He founded an organization that supports literary works and is also a chief editor of the first Namibian literary magazine- ‘Doek’. His story Neighbourhood
About the author: Stanley Gazemba was born in 1974 in Vihiga, Kenya. Stanley Gazemba has published three novels: The Stone Hills of Maragoli (Kwani, winner of the 2003 Jomo Kenyatta Prize for fiction, published in the U.S. as Forbidden Fruit), Khama (DigitalBackBooks), and Callused Hands (Nsemia). He has also published eight children’s books, of which
About the Author- Ng’maryo. Eric Ng’maryo is a published poet who has written poems such as Escape and The Journey of Us. Although he is a practicing advocate in Tanzania, he is also respected for his creative writings which include the short story ‘Ivory Bangles’ Points to guide interpretation of the story THE TITLE ‘IVORY
GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS Leo Tolstoy Russia About the author: Leo Tolstoy was born in 1928 in Tula Province, Russian. A master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists, Tolstoy is best known for his finest novels: and Peace (1865 69) and Anna Karenina (1875 – 77). His shorter works
GHOSTS-A Study Guide To A Silent Song And Other Stories GHOSTS by Chimamanda Adichie – Nigeria About the Author- Chimamanda Adichie. Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi is an established Nigerian writer. She has written several novels, short stories and nonfictional works. Her major works include Purple Hibiscus, Americanah, The Thing Around Your Neck and Half of a
DECEMBER- A Study Guide To A Silent Song And Other Stories DECEMBER Filemon Liyambo – Namibia About the author: Filemon Liyambo is a Namibian writer and former newspaper columnist for the Namibian Sun Newspaper. He has also contributed social commentary articles for the New Era Newspaper. A qualified geologist, he is now an educator. His
A GUIDE TO CHEQUE MATE IN A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES CHEQUE MATE by Kevin Baldeosingh – Trinidad About the author: Kevin Baldeosingh was born in1963 in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. He is a newspaper columnist, author, and Humanist involved in many controversial social issues. He has worked with the Trinidad Express, Newsday
A GUIDE TO BOYI IN –A SILENT SONG AND OTHER STORIES Gloria Mwaninga- Kenya Gloria Mwaninga is a fictional writer from Kenya. Her story ‘Boyi’ captures the occurrences of the 2005 land war in Mt. Elgon. points to guide interpretation Title The title of the story- ‘Boyi’ is borrowed from the main character’s name, who
