African short stories. Volume 2 / edited by Chin Ce for the International Society of Literary Fellows (Lsi).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ce, Chinenye, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, African (English)--History and criticism.

Short stories, African (English).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

International print version.

Place of Publication:

Nigeria, West Africa : A Progeny International Project, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bequeathing an enduring tenet for the creative enterprise, African Short Stories vol 2 boldly seeks to upturn the status quo by the art of narration. Whether they are stories of the whistle blower estranged and yet sounding the warning for heaven and earth to hear, or a ragtag army fleeing in the wake of a monstrous reptilian onslaught upon her peace, there pervades a sense of ultimate victory in this collection. We can feel the gentle kick of a baby in the womb of a maiden in desperation, or we can muse at the two adolescent genii on the trail of their dreams from the sunset of mutual deceit into the daylight of true becoming. Victory is laid out in that awesome kindness of a total stranger which affirms the divinity latent in even our most harrowing existence. With thirty five stories in two parts these literary experiments compel attention to the courageous hearts and minds that brighten the African universe of narration. Their vibrant notes coming from all corners of north, west, east and south fill us with encouragement and optimism for the contemporary short fiction in Africa.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword to vol. 2; Dedication; Part 1; Swords Arise!; Ragtag Army; Corps Members' Strike; The Almajiri; The Pains of War; Sacred Murder; New Guns in Town; Nap for President; Down the Bend; Sacred Murder (II); From Behind the Scene; Return to Koloko; Part 2; May Day! May Day!; In Love; Feast; The Regents of Opossa-motto; The Book Club; The Beaded Necklace; Dancing Party; Rabbit Man; Identity; The Regents of Epossa-motto (II); The Book Club (II); The Beaded Necklace (II); The Ministers; A Pleasant Routine; Virtual Love

Money, the least of his worriesMy Burial; Virtual Love (II); An Endless Shore; Midnight Marauders; The Apostles; Strange Turn; Village Meeting; About the Contributors; About the Editor; Back cover

Notes:

"A Progeny International Project."

"For the International Society of Literary Fellows (LSi)."

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 3, 2016).

ISBN:

9789783703698

9783703692

OCLC:

930443958