Guanya Pau: Story of an African Princess

Guanya Pau: Story of an African Princess
Title Guanya Pau: Story of an African Princess PDF eBook
Author Joseph Jeffrey Walters
Publisher
Pages 160
Release 1891
Genre History
ISBN

Download Guanya Pau: Story of an African Princess Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Guanya Pau: Story of an African Princess by Joseph Walters Jeffrey, first published in 1891, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Guanya Pau

Guanya Pau
Title Guanya Pau PDF eBook
Author Joseph Jeffrey Walters
Publisher Broadview Press
Pages 207
Release 2004-11-16
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1770484469

Download Guanya Pau Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The first book of long fiction by an African to be published in English, this novel tells the story of a young woman of the Vai people in Liberia. Guanya Pau, betrothed as a child to a much older, polygamous man, flees her home rather than be forced into marriage, and the novel recounts her subsequent efforts to reach the Christian community where the man she loves awaits her. Joseph Jeffrey Walters was a Vai man who converted to Christianity, and this, his only novel, is a remarkably complex work, embracing both Christian beliefs and a deep pride in his African heritage. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction that locates the novel in the context of Vai culture and the history of African missions, and a rich selection of historical documents relating to the education of African women, the Vai writing system, and the author’s life.

African Literatures in English

African Literatures in English
Title African Literatures in English PDF eBook
Author Gareth Griffiths
Publisher Routledge
Pages 531
Release 2014-09-19
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1317895843

Download African Literatures in English Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Here is an introduction to the history of English writing from East and West Africa drawing on a range of texts from the slave diaspora to the post-war upsurge in African English language and literature from these regions.

Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University
Title Virginia Union University PDF eBook
Author Dr. Raymond Pierre Hylton
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 128
Release 2014-10-06
Genre Education
ISBN 1439647666

Download Virginia Union University Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Since its founding by the American Baptist Home Mission Society in 1865, Virginia Union University has nurtured its students for nearly 150 years. Its first campus was established on the site of the Lumpkin slave prison in what was then the notorious Shockoe Bottom district of Richmond, Virginia, thus replacing a horrific purpose with one dedicated to education and enlightenment. Four historically black institutions came together into one university: Richmond Theological Seminary, Wayland Seminary, Hartshorn Memorial College for African American women, and Storer College. Overcoming Jim Crow laws and racial adversity, Virginia Union University became the center of a renowned theological school and a focal point during the civil rights movement, matriculating leaders such as Wyatt Tee Walker, Walter Fauntroy, and Elizabeth Rice and igniting the Richmond Campaign for Human Dignity in the wake of the arrest of the Virginia Union 34 during the 1960 sit-ins. Today, Virginia Union is a vibrant urban university offering graduate education in ministry, Christian education, and divinity and undergraduate degrees through the Schools of Business, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education, Psychology & Interdisciplinary Studies, and Mathematics, Science & Technology. Under the leadership of Dr. Claude Grandford Perkins, Virginia Unions 12th president, the university carries on its proud legacy of achievement.

FonTomFrom

FonTomFrom
Title FonTomFrom PDF eBook
Author Kofi Anyidoho
Publisher Rodopi
Pages 404
Release 2000
Genre History
ISBN 9789042012738

Download FonTomFrom Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Includes articles, annotated filmography, interviews, creative writing, and book reviews.

Plots and Points

Plots and Points
Title Plots and Points PDF eBook
Author K. Moses Nagbe
Publisher
Pages 88
Release 1999
Genre African fiction
ISBN

Download Plots and Points Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Guanya Pau

Guanya Pau
Title Guanya Pau PDF eBook
Author Joseph Jeffrey Walters
Publisher Broadview Press
Pages 207
Release 2004-11-16
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1551113651

Download Guanya Pau Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The first book of long fiction by an African to be published in English, this novel tells the story of a young woman of the Vai people in Liberia. Guanya Pau, betrothed as a child to a much older, polygamous man, flees her home rather than be forced into marriage, and the novel recounts her subsequent efforts to reach the Christian community where the man she loves awaits her. Joseph Jeffrey Walters was a Vai man who converted to Christianity, and this, his only novel, is a remarkably complex work, embracing both Christian beliefs and a deep pride in his African heritage. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction that locates the novel in the context of Vai culture and the history of African missions, and a rich selection of historical documents relating to the education of African women, the Vai writing system, and the author’s life.