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Memories We Lost. AND OTHER STORIES.
This anthology brings together a variety of short stories from Africa and other parts of the world. A rigorous and informed selection has ensured that it combines the confidence of classic with freshness that contemporary writers bring to their craft.
The collection is a grain-store of memories that seek to entertain, provoke, empower and educate. The themes are as wide ranging as the authors' backgrounds but they share a common belief - enhancing values and integrity in today's society in an effort to preserve human and social dignity.
The short story is probably the world's secret weapon in the way that the oral culture is interwoven into the written text, to be enjoyed for education as well as good read.
The collection is a grain-store of memories that seek to entertain, provoke, empower and educate. The themes are as wide ranging as the authors' backgrounds but they share a common belief - enhancing values and integrity in today's society in an effort to preserve human and social dignity.
The short story is probably the world's secret weapon in the way that the oral culture is interwoven into the written text, to be enjoyed for education as well as good read.
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Published January 1, 2016
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May 11, 2024
A beautiful collection of stories from different backgrounds,,with meaningful life lessons and awareness. The first story Memories we lost brings out schizophrenia awareness, How much land does a man need potrays that greed and gluttony for material possession is at the end not worthy.My father's head,Light, The umbrella man.The president by mariatu kamara emotionally takes us through the effects of civil wars,Hitting Budapest among many other charming short stories.
April 24, 2021
A fine collection of African short stories. Most of the stories are easily understood.
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January 11, 2023
Did this in high school and some stories just sucked because we had to do essays on them but otherwise they were mostly nice.
June 29, 2023
One of the best short story collections out there! Each one was unique in its own stories
May 19, 2024
One of my favourite pieces in the book was the weird kids in army uniforms. They hold guns & machetes & they don't give a damn. They amputate their fellow kids like its dinner. Now that's a horror movie!!
If you've never met kids like these you would never understand what happened to Mariatu Kamara.
She lost her beautiful hands & "we are net going to kill you, go to the President. Ask the President to give you new hands". Like who the hell are these kids??
This is more of a rebirth of the Auschwitz Prison. This is Ancient Germany.
If you've never met kids like these you would never understand what happened to Mariatu Kamara.
She lost her beautiful hands & "we are net going to kill you, go to the President. Ask the President to give you new hands". Like who the hell are these kids??
This is more of a rebirth of the Auschwitz Prison. This is Ancient Germany.
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December 31, 2021Hey how I can I get a copy of this book I live in Kansas USA
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December 31, 2025
had to go back to my highschool days
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