Napolo and other poems
Title | Napolo and other poems PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Chimombo |
Publisher | African Books Collective |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2021-12-17 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9996066088 |
This collection of verse contains poems from Malawi's foremost writer, most of which were written in the 1970s. Poet, fiction writer, playwright, and children's author Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo was born in Zomba, Malawi, and educated at the University of Malawi, the University of Wales, the University of Leeds, and Columbia University. Mythology and oral culture inform his poetry, and he frequently used both modernist techniques and wry humor to address political themes.
Napolo and the Python
Title | Napolo and the Python PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo |
Publisher | African Writers Series |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Fiction |
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Napolo, the mythical serpent that lives under mountains and is associated with landslides, earthquakes, and floods in Malawi, inspired the poems in this collection. Napolo lives on and still has an impact on Malawians today, as evidenced by a recent reggae hit about the great Python. Napolo also lives on in the poems of Steve Chimombo.
From Home and Exile
Title | From Home and Exile PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Woods |
Publisher | African Books Collective |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2014-12-03 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9956792306 |
This book is about home. With Malawi as its focus, it seeks to understand ideas about home as expressed through poetry written by Malawians in English. Although African Literatures are studied those of Malawi have not received agreeable attention. This book surveys poetry by five Malawian writers Felix Mnthali, Frank Chipasula, Jack Mapanje, Lupenga Mphande, and Steve Chimombo. The discussion negotiates scribed experience of exile, engendered by Dr. Bandas regime, and shows that the selected poets effectively converse with a sense of home, reflecting on its transformations in their work. Interrogating the strict definitions of home, the argument highlights that far from home-less exiles in fact clarify the sense of what home is. The manoeuvre is one of thinking towards an unboundaried home. This book will be of value not only to readers interested in the cultures of Africa but to all those with an interest in worldwide literary phenomena, and ideas therein of home and exile.
The Wrath of Napolo
Title | The Wrath of Napolo PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 750 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Fiction |
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In the novel, the protagonist Chilungamo Nkhoma, an investigative reporter, embarks on learning how the ship was grounded. But instead, he discovers that there are peoples and institutions with vested interests in concealing the truth. They will take great pains to do so and Nkhoma, his family and friends find themselves targets for hit squads. As Nkhoma retraces the original voyage of the ship, his mission assumes ethnic, trans-national and racial dimensions. His seemingly simple assignment grows into a process which resembles a national truth commission. Events culminate in a mass rally of the major political parties on the shore of the lake.
African Writers
Title | African Writers PDF eBook |
Author | Bridgette Kasuka |
Publisher | African Books |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2013-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 998716028X |
This work looks at some African writers, including those who are not well-known, to show the potential and diversity in the works produced by Africans. Included is a profile of Chinua Achebe and commentaries on his works soon after he passed away.
Malawian Writers and Their Country
Title | Malawian Writers and Their Country PDF eBook |
Author | Bridgette Kasuka, Editor |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2013-01-31 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1300691689 |
This is a general survey of writers from Malawi and the books they have written. The book is also a general introduction to Malawi as a country and as a nation.
Understanding the Global Experience
Title | Understanding the Global Experience PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Arcaro |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 2016-03-22 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1315523124 |
First Published in 2016. In this anthology of essays for Global Studies students, the editors hope to encourage readers to live intelligent and thoughtful lives, not only as citizens of their native countries, but also as citizens of the world.