Winner of the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Syl Cheney-Coker's acclaimed debut novel, The Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar traces the history of a nation's

The reincarnation of a legendary nineteenth-century Caribbean emperor as a contemporary African leader is at the heart of this novel. Sacred River deals with th

The present collection of essays endeavours to furnish informed responses to central questions posed by the editors: Is the fact that the marvellous coexists wi

This collection of essays introduces students of African literature to the heritage of the African prose narrative, starting from its oral base and covering its

Stone Child is about the nameless gemstone child that became a great in the recent history of Sierra Leone, the poet's country. With compassion and moral delibe