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From Amazon.com: "...a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order."
Olive Hill Branch - F ACHE
Subregion - Western Africa
From Amazon.com: "In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do."
Grayson Branch - E KES
Subregion - Eastern Africa
"Seventeen-year-old ZeĢlie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy."
Call Number: GR ADE
Subregion - Western Africa
"A collection of traditional stories from different parts of Africa, featuring varied characters and themes--some familiar, some newer."
Call Number: J 398.2096 N335n
Subregion - Multiple
From Ancient Egypt Online: "The Book of the Dead is the modern name given to the collection of texts the ancient Egyptians wrote to help the dead and guide them through the Tuat (underworld)."
Subregion - Northern Africa
From the Royal Shakespeare Company: "Antony & Cleopatra written around 1606 is one of Shakespeare’s great historical love stories. Antony is captivated by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Gossip and scandal leads to plots of murder and battles."
Subregion - Northern Africa
From Medium.com: "...a captivating novel that gives readers a vivid and insightful glimpse into the lives of everyday people in Zimbabwe. It takes place amidst economic struggles, political tensions, and the complex dynamics of human relationships. The book skillfully interweaves themes of love, betrayal, identity, and social class. It delves into family conflicts, healing, and the heartbreak that accompanies them."
Subregion - Eastern Africa
From OpenLibrary.org: "Examines the history of the Barbary pirates, and discusses their relationship with the United States Navy in the early years of the country's entry into the shipping trade."
Subregion - Northern Africa
From Openlibrary.org: "After spending more than thirty years in jail for protesting South African apartheid laws, Nelson Mandela became the first African president of South Africa. His funeral in 2013 drew notable people from around the world...This biography profiles the life of South African president Nelson Mandela, discussing his work as a human rights advocate."
Subregion - Southern Africa
From Barnes & Noble: "When his twin brother dies in a freak accident, Douglas’s life begins to unravel. His mother leaves his father, taking Douglas with her to live in the Karoo region, a harsh desert landscape that is a far cry from Cape Town and the seaside life Douglas has always known. In this small village that is wary of outsiders, he makes two friends who change his life forever: a beautiful girl named Marika and an old man named Moses. Immersed in rich language and vivid detail, and set against the backdrop of 1970s South Africa, Karoo Boy is the story of a young man finding his way in the midst of chaos and loss."
Subregion - Southern Africa
From Amazon: "This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place "where stories grow on trees." Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all--Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations, and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark."
Subregion - Western Africa
From Wikipedia: "...a collection of twelve loosely-connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically, the events recounted in it actually occur between chapters 12 and 13 of the first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes."
Subregion - Central Africa (presumed)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
From Amazon.com: "William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him."
Subregion - Eastern Africa
Heart of Darkness
Written by Marlow Dianne (from Librivox): "We get the tale through a classic unreliable narrator, relating as Marlow, a ship’s captain, tells how he was sent by the Company to retrieve the wayward Kurtz, and was shaken to discover the true depths of darkness in that creature’s, and in his own, soul. Conrad based the work closely on his own terrible experience in the Congo.
This work has been reinterpreted and adapted into many modern forms, the most well known being the film Apocalypse Now."
Subregion - Central Africa
Poisonwood Bible
From Goodreads: "...a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa."
Subregion - Central Africa
