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Author | : Jack Mapanje |
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Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9781780373119 |
Jack Mapanje was imprisoned without trial or charge by Malawi's dictator Hastings Banda for nearly four years, chronicling his prison experiences with dogged wit in his previous books. In Greetings from Grandpa - his sixth collection - Mapanje is still effervescent, with his wry humour defiantly intact. Some treacherous African tyrants may have been deposed or died horrific deaths, leaving their snoops in exile washing cars to survive - but these are mere metaphors of another life. The narratives in Greetings from Grandpa are mellow and cheerful testimonies of the sojourn of the human spirit as it survives freedom under implausible circumstances, whether at home or in exile. Grandchildren are born, calming the nerves of exile; dear friends back home die of AIDS, unsettling gentle memories; China and Asia arrive in Africa and nobody raises a finger; greedy bureaucrats syphon billions from accountant general's coffers; but Africa marches on regardless, stubbornly celebrating life, sometimes in traditional symbols; sometimes by inventing delightful beef festivals.The collection also includes Mapanje's version of Kalikalanje, a well-known legend among the Yao speaking African peoples of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, whose trickster hero comes into the world endowed with knowledge of past, present, future times and events. Kalikalanje is a lover of life, freedom, peace, truth, justice, and above all, fun. His enemies try to kill him only to bring destruction on themselves instead. This age-old tale has universal appeal - and is popular with children - but its symbolic, social-cultural-political nuance makes it especially relevant in today's world of persistent liars and impostors. Jack Mapanje's previous collection, Beasts of Nalunga, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2007. His earlier work - including the prison poems - is available in The Last of the Sweet Bananas: New & Selected Poems (2004).
Author | : Bob Graham |
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Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 1990 |
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Author | : Fiona Lumbers |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2021-05-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1471166589 |
Celebrating magical grandads everywhere. Perfect for father's day! A striking and heart-warming celebration of taking a moment to notice the beauty in everyday things. When a young boy finds himself thrown into a new city, his world suddenly feels very grey. But with the help of his Grandpa, he discovers that things aren't always what they first seem and that beauty can be hidden in even the most unexpected of places. An uplifting tale of life's simple pleasures from acclaimed illustrator, Fiona Lumbers.
Author | : Long YunYun |
Publisher | : Funstory |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2020-08-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1636451055 |
In his previous life, he fought alone against the dark heroes, and in the end, they perished together. However, because of too much unwillingness, he was reborn. In this life, she had grasped many profound mysteries. She had calculated everything according to the rules, turned the world around, defeated all the heroes, and charged out of the mortal world to reach the peak of perfection.
Author | : Hui Tuzi |
Publisher | : Funstory |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2020-01-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1647878241 |
As the rich offspring li bei has prominent family since childhood but in the third year after graduation learned that he got an incurable disease and then his family will be taken to a very mysterious place here li not only healed with strange disease but also laid a solid foundation for oneself at the behest of the college after all over the world began to deal with the unknown a mysterious organization prompting a city adventure
Author | : Ning Daoyuan |
Publisher | : Funstory |
Total Pages | : 802 |
Release | : 2019-11-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1647672929 |
"Hurry, hurry up!" Looking at the excited beauty beside him, Liang Hao gripped the steering wheel and broke out in a cold sweat! Although both men liked pretty girls, the unruly nurse driving the car coupled with the cold and beautiful female killer, this pair of beautiful sisters, he really did not dare to provoke them! Not only that, the marriage arranged by the elders was not allowed to be annulled! A childhood sweetheart, no marriage allowed! It looked like they would have to make a new marriage, but in this vast crowd of thousands of beautiful women, where was the right place to strike?
Author | : P. K. Hallinan |
Publisher | : Ideals Publications |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Grandfathers |
ISBN | : 9780824985493 |
A boy describes his special relationship with his grandfather and the things they like to do together.
Author | : Xue WeiYang |
Publisher | : Funstory |
Total Pages | : 629 |
Release | : 2019-11-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1647597005 |
Rumors had it that the Li Clan's CEO, Gao Fujun, had taken up two places. The one who was lacking was because he was too ugly, so he didn't dare to show it to others.Everyday, he would walk around holding the little girl's hand and watch movies. When necessary, he would stretch out his hand to break the peach blossoms behind the little woman's back, happy to not be together.Only then did people find out that Boss Li was not ugly at all. That little woman had picked up a treasure from the good fortune she had accumulated in her previous life.
Author | : Mu FengShiJie |
Publisher | : Funstory |
Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 2020-07-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1649756224 |
The deities and gods viewed the weak as ants! Then I, Wu Shengxuan, will turn God into an ant in the eyes of mortals! So what if he was a deity? So what if he was a demon? As long as he could clearly see this world, what was wrong with being a free and unrestrained demon? Even if he didn't have a spirit vein, he would still find his own path to body refining! Even if he defied the Heavens, defied the Immortal, exterminated the Devil, and devoured the Demon, then he would take back what was his own! Even if he became a demon, it would be a little bit clear among all the devils. Even if he was betrayed by his best brother in the end, he would only smile and say, "Give me a reason, I will forgive you!"