African rhapsody : short stories of the contemporary African experience
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

In African Rhapsody, esteemed scholar and critic Nadežda Obradović has assembled twenty-five stories by the best emerging and award-winning contemporary African writers. As distinct and complex as the nations the writers come from, these stories illuminate the realities, the hardships and brief respites, of contemporary African life. The publication of many authors for the first time in the United States and the inclusion of female voices distinguish African Rhapsody from other anthologies of African fiction. The foreword by Chinua Achebe places the African short story within its historical context, which is further enriched by biographical information on each contributor. A compelling testament to present-day life in Africa, African Rhapsody educates as well as entertains us with a rich writing tradition barely known in this country. --,Provided by publisher.