Written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard, J. Nozipo Maraire evokes the moving story of a mother reaching out to her da

This is a children's story which provides a basis for parents, teachers and mentors to give life lessons. It is simple but profound on many levels. First and fo

I am a retired Children's Librarian, living in these magnificent mountains. I often sit in the garden and wonder who had lived here in the past and how they had

The profound effects of colonialism and its legacies on African cultures have led postcolonial scholars of recent African literature to characterize contemporar

Contributors to this volume ask what are the new directions of African literature? What should be the major concerns of writers, critics and teachers in the twe