Across the bridge / Mwangi Gicheru

Public ISBD Titre : Across the bridge Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Mwangi Gicheru, Auteur Editeur : Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers Année de publication : 1979 Collection : Sasa Sema publicaations Importance : iv, 176 p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-9966-49-785-4 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Afrique -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Écrivains kenyans -- 20e siècle ; Littérature africaine en anglais ; Littérature africaine en anglais -- Écrivains kenyans ; Littérature kenyane -- 20e siècle ; Roman kenyan -- 20e siècle Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : Before I met Caroline, I had never dreamt of achieving anything beyond a bicycle and probably a tin-roofed slum. Now I was thinking of cars, bungalow, servants and whatever else Caroline missed by changing sides..." But for a poor house-boy who has fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of his civil-servant master, the path to riches is not easy. In desperation Chuma moves from petty crime to a world of gangsters. It is only after much heartache on both sides that the two loves are united. Across the bridge [texte imprimé] / Mwangi Gicheru, Auteur . - Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers, 1979 . - iv, 176 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; 19 cm. - (Sasa Sema publicaations) . ISSN : 978-9966-49-785-4 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Afrique -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Écrivains kenyans -- 20e siècle ; Littérature africaine en anglais ; Littérature africaine en anglais -- Écrivains kenyans ; Littérature kenyane -- 20e siècle ; Roman kenyan -- 20e siècle Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : Before I met Caroline, I had never dreamt of achieving anything beyond a bicycle and probably a tin-roofed slum. Now I was thinking of cars, bungalow, servants and whatever else Caroline missed by changing sides..." But for a poor house-boy who has fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of his civil-servant master, the path to riches is not easy. In desperation Chuma moves from petty crime to a world of gangsters. It is only after much heartache on both sides that the two loves are united.

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Den of iniquities / Kinyanjui Kombani

Public ISBD Titre : Den of iniquities Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Kinyanjui Kombani, Auteur Editeur : Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers Année de publication : 2013 Collection : Sasa Sema publicaations Sous-collection : Masterpiece series Importance : iv, 188 p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 21 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-9966-36-872-0 Langues : Français (fre) Catégories : Kenya -- Conditions sociales -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Kenya -- Corruption -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Kenya -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : Omosh has been whirled to the edge of the cliff and handed a rope by fate to hang himself. Gosti has been betrayed by life and his prodigal father. Aileen issthe sophisticated socialite and model. How do the three co-exist? Den of Inequities is a nerve-wracking page-turner that comes fast on the heels of the success of The Last Villains of Molo. It is a novel that vividly addresses the issues of insecurity. Perhaps it ia the most authoritative novel on such issues in the history of Kenya. Den of iniquities [texte imprimé] / Kinyanjui Kombani, Auteur . - Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers, 2013 . - iv, 188 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; 21 cm. - (Sasa Sema publicaations. Masterpiece series) . ISBN : 978-9966-36-872-0 Langues : Français (fre) Catégories : Kenya -- Conditions sociales -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Kenya -- Corruption -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Kenya -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : Omosh has been whirled to the edge of the cliff and handed a rope by fate to hang himself. Gosti has been betrayed by life and his prodigal father. Aileen issthe sophisticated socialite and model. How do the three co-exist? Den of Inequities is a nerve-wracking page-turner that comes fast on the heels of the success of The Last Villains of Molo. It is a novel that vividly addresses the issues of insecurity. Perhaps it ia the most authoritative novel on such issues in the history of Kenya.

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When the sun goes down, and other stories from Africa and beyond / Emilia Ilieva ; Waveney Olembo

Public ISBD Titre : When the sun goes down, and other stories from Africa and beyond Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Emilia Ilieva, Editeur scientifique ; Waveney Olembo, Editeur scientifique Mention d'édition : éd. scolaire Editeur : Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers Année de publication : 2012, c2010 Collection : Sasa Sema publicaations Importance : xiii, 199 p. Présentation : ill. Format : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-9966-36-231-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Littérature africaine -- Anthologies ; Littérature africaine en anglais ; Nouvelles africaines Index. décimale : N Nouvelles Résumé : The sixteen short stories gathered in this anthology come from various corners of Africa and the rest of the world. Written over the last half a century---right up t the present day--by both renowned authors and those whose fame is now in the making, some published before, others appearing here for the first time, they represent fascinating examples of this widely beloved genre. In the wisdom and beauty of their narrative worlds, the reader discover reality in new and stirring ways, and are memorably reminded of what a great gift it is to live--with pain, struggle, learning, love, joy, and all. These carefully selected stories on HIV and AIDS, corruption, gender issues, environmental concerns, dehumanising and selfish acts of those perpetrating violence, provide the reader with a platform to debate and discuss them, and to positively influence change towards a better world. These fascinating stories bring into focus the need to appreciate diverse cultures and embrace the uniqueness that makes us one. (4e de la couv.) Note de contenu : Introduction.--The guilt / Rayda Jacobs (Afrique du Sud).--When the sun goes down / Goro wa Kamau (Kenya).--Leaving / Moyez G. Vassanji (Tanzanie).--The war of the ears / Moses Isegawa (Ouganda).--The mirror / Haruki Murakami (Japon).--Diamond dust / Anita Desai (Inde).--Arrested development / Sandisile Tshuma (Zimbabwe).--Sandra Street / Michael Anthony (Trinidad).--Twilight trek / Sefi Atta (Nigeria).--I stand here ironing / Tillie Olsen (États-Unis).--The retraction / Stanley Onjezani Kenani (Malawi).--The bamboo hut (Grace Ogot (Kenya).--Tuesday siesta / Gabriel García Márquez (Colombie).--Two stories of a house / Leila Abouzeid (Maroc).--Law of the grazing fields / Cyrian Ekwensi (Nigeria).--White hands / Jane Katjavivi (Namibie). When the sun goes down, and other stories from Africa and beyond [texte imprimé] / Emilia Ilieva, Editeur scientifique ; Waveney Olembo, Editeur scientifique  . -  éd. scolaire . - Nairobi [Kenya] : Longhorn Publishers, 2012, c2010 . - xiii, 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - (Sasa Sema publicaations) . ISBN : 978-9966-36-231-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Littérature africaine -- Anthologies ; Littérature africaine en anglais ; Nouvelles africaines Index. décimale : N Nouvelles Résumé : The sixteen short stories gathered in this anthology come from various corners of Africa and the rest of the world. Written over the last half a century---right up t the present day--by both renowned authors and those whose fame is now in the making, some published before, others appearing here for the first time, they represent fascinating examples of this widely beloved genre. In the wisdom and beauty of their narrative worlds, the reader discover reality in new and stirring ways, and are memorably reminded of what a great gift it is to live--with pain, struggle, learning, love, joy, and all. These carefully selected stories on HIV and AIDS, corruption, gender issues, environmental concerns, dehumanising and selfish acts of those perpetrating violence, provide the reader with a platform to debate and discuss them, and to positively influence change towards a better world. These fascinating stories bring into focus the need to appreciate diverse cultures and embrace the uniqueness that makes us one. (4e de la couv.) Note de contenu : Introduction.--The guilt / Rayda Jacobs (Afrique du Sud).--When the sun goes down / Goro wa Kamau (Kenya).--Leaving / Moyez G. Vassanji (Tanzanie).--The war of the ears / Moses Isegawa (Ouganda).--The mirror / Haruki Murakami (Japon).--Diamond dust / Anita Desai (Inde).--Arrested development / Sandisile Tshuma (Zimbabwe).--Sandra Street / Michael Anthony (Trinidad).--Twilight trek / Sefi Atta (Nigeria).--I stand here ironing / Tillie Olsen (États-Unis).--The retraction / Stanley Onjezani Kenani (Malawi).--The bamboo hut (Grace Ogot (Kenya).--Tuesday siesta / Gabriel García Márquez (Colombie).--Two stories of a house / Leila Abouzeid (Maroc).--Law of the grazing fields / Cyrian Ekwensi (Nigeria).--White hands / Jane Katjavivi (Namibie).

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