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African Authors
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Why did Africa let Europe cart away millions of Africa's souls from the continent to the four corners of the wind? How could Europe lord it over a continent ten times its size? Why does needy Africa continue to let its wealth meet the needs of those outside its borders and then follow behind with hands outstretched for a loan of the very wealth it let go? How did we arrive at this, that the best leader is the one that knows how to beg for a share of what he has already given away at the price of
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― Wizard of the Crow
― Wizard of the Crow
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You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know
that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you know that men
sometimes lose all their yams and even their children? I had six
wives once. I have none now except that young girl who knows not
her right from her left. Do you know how many children I have
buried--children I begot in my youth' and strength2 Twenty-two. I
did not hang myself, and I am still alive. If you think you are the
greatest sufferer in the world ask my daughte
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― Things Fall Apart
― Things Fall Apart
For any book lovers in the group, I am about to start the reading across Africa challenge that I…more
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The purpose of this club is to read and enjoy the wonders of literature! Most books will be fict…more
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Welcome to She Reads- Kenya! This group is a welcoming space for all Kenyan bookworms to connect…more
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An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent …more
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