Africa
Indispensable fiction and nonfiction titles from around the globe selected for your world literature classroom
-
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Paperback
2171601978-006173033-7Growing up amid famine and poverty in rural Malawi, wind was one of the few abundant resources available. Inventive 14-year-old William Kamkwamba saw its energy as a way to power his dreams. Learn MoreRegular Price: $15.99
Special Price: $11.19
In Stock!
-
Cry, the Beloved Country
Paperback
6834801978-074326217-0The compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom. Learn MoreRegular Price: $17.00
Special Price: $11.90
In Stock!
-
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Paperback
2885501978-037453126-3The survivor of a dirty war in starkest Africa recounts his transition from 12-year-old orphan to killing machine. Beah emerged from Sierra Leone's malignant civil conflict and eventually graduated from college in the United States. Learn MoreRegular Price: $14.00
Special Price: $9.80
In stock on July 22, 2020
Order it now.
-
Things Fall Apart
Paperback
8748701978-038547454-2A classic story of a Nigerian man and the conditions which bring to an end the tradition and strength of spirit he had so treasured. Learn MoreRegular Price: $13.00
Special Price: $9.10
In stock on July 20, 2020
Order it now.
-
Unbowed
Paperback
2918801978-030727520-2Hugely charismatic, humble, and possessed of preternatural luminosity of spirit, Wangari Maathai recounts her extraordinary life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Learn MoreRegular Price: $17.00
Special Price: $11.90
In stock on July 22, 2020
Order it now.
-
What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
Paperback
2644901978-030738590-1Based closely on true experiences of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who fled their war-ravaged country to come to the United States in the mid-1980s. Learn MoreRegular Price: $16.95
Special Price: $11.87
Please allow two to three weeks for delivery.
