A series of stories within a story, all narrated by Obi, a young, hopeful Nigerian immigrant in America.

In this collection of short stories, Aidoo elevates the mundane in women's lives to an intellectual level in an attempt at challenging patriarchal structures and dominance in African society. Written from a child's perspective, Aidoo subverts the traditional beliefs and assumptions about the child's voice. Her inimitable sense of style and eloquence, explores love, marriage and relationships with

A collection of short stories reflecting upon aspects of women's lives and the choices they make, and exploring the vivid contrasts of Jamaican life. The author emigrated from Jamaica to the USA, and in 1989 was awarded a fellowship to the International Writers Program at the University of Iowa.

A collection of short stories based on life in a Botswanan village, including the story of a woman who murders the husband who deserted her years before.

This Haitian novel tells of Manuel's struggle to keep his little community from starvation during a drought.

Formerly Head of English at the University of Malawi, Mapanje was arrested and imprisoned without trial for four years. In these poems of power and unflinching description, he condemns a brutal regime. Today, living in England, he celebrates the hope kept alive by those who fight for human rights.

Earl Lovelace's Trinidadian novel tells the story of an isolated rural community coming into contact with the woder world. The villagers learn, only too cruelly, that progress can mean the destruction of cherished values.

18 short stories which look at the issues of civil war, petty officialdom and curruption against the backdrop of post-independence Mozambique. They tell the wider Mozambican story through tales of individual men and women, and contain many strange and fantastic incidents.

A revealing novel of childhood about Tee who is being made socially acceptable by her Aunt Beatrice so that she can cope with the caste system of Trinidad.

A collection of Zimbabwean stories following the transition from childhood to adult life. Youthful desires for prosperity, love and a purpose in life are undermined as the characters grow up, reflecting the decline in post-independence Zimbabwe.

The atrocious behaviour of Taj, Cally and Katty, students at Redeemer College for girls, has disrupted the school. Determined to bring back order, the Principal has isolated them for expulsion, however her plans are thwarted! Will the bad girls reform, or simply continue to tear down all that is good around them?

The story of Beukes - lonely, hunted, determined - who works for an illegal freedom organization, and of Elias Tekwane, captured by the South African police and tortured to death in their cells.

Providing coverage of the Cold War option, this book explains methods of historical research and writing. It includes timelines, document-based exercises, essay practice and sample answers. It also enables coverage of TOK in the History classroom.