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Pasadena, CA:: Nepotist Books, , (1998.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. "A novel of heart stopping suspense" set in modern Nigeria. The title means a child that was born to die - INSCRIBED on the half title page "To - - - for your pursuit of achievable happiness" and dated 1-30-99. Winner of the 1995 Phi Kappa Phi Prize for Fiction, USC. 417 pp.

Osogbo, Oyo State, Nigeria: : A.P.I. Production,, (1989). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First edition, a trade paperback original. Presents selections from Odu Ifa concerning Obatala, the Yoruba God of creativity and arch-divinity.The author is a Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and an Ifa priest, who has been recognized for his pursuit of the preservation of Yoruba culture and heritage. Illustrated, notes, glossary. 90 pp.

London:, 1967.. Very good in very good dust jacket.. First printing.

New York:: Lawrence Hill & Co.,, 1984.. Hardcover first edition -. NF/NF.. First US printing. An anthology, selected and introduced by Sergeant, presenting the works of 45 contemporary African poets. Although such major writers as Soyinka and Okara are included, the emphasis is on young poets who are mostly unknown outside of Africa. Includes brief notes about the contributors.

New York:: Collier,, 1964.. Good condition.. Paperback. Stories, poems, songs, folk tales and essays. Preface by Melville J. Herskovits.

New York:: Grove Press,, (2007). Fine (a new copy.). 1st trade paperback printing. A novel which portrays the lives of five Sierra Leonean women. "AbieÑa young woman born and raised in Sierra Leone, who now lives in London with her Portuguese-Scottish husband and their childrenÑreceives a letter from her aunts informing her they're bequeathing her the family coffee plantation. When Abie returns, her aunts offer her another gift: their stories." 317 pp plus a reading guide.

New York:: Anchor Press / Doubleday,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a good dust jacket (several edge tears to dj, corner of flap clipped but price of 16.95 still present).. First US printing. A novel of contemporary Africa by this Nigerian writer. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. 216 pp.

New York:: Anchor Books,, 1988.. Near fine.. Trade paperback. A novel of contemporary Africa, shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

London:: Heinemann Educational Books,, (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth with silver lettering to the spine, no dust jacket.. First printing. "The English tradition in the literature of southern Africa reflects the turbulent history of the past 150 years. From its 19th century origins to the present day, the work of South African writers like Olive Schreiner, Roy Campbell, Peter Abrahams, Nadine Gordimer, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Dennis Brutus, Athol Fugard, and many others has gained international acclaim." Includes articles by Alan Paton, Gordimer, Oswald Mtshali, Arthur Ravenscroft (on Bessie Head) and many others. Index. xv, 192 pp.

New York:: Thomas Seltzer, , 1922.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover (some rubbing to lettering on spine, bit of wear to spine ends, and small stamp on title page, but overall a tight and clean copy.) No dust jacket. . First US printing. One of the greatest works to come out of colonial Africa, this is also one of the first novels to depict Africans as they really were, and to reveal the smoldering hatred of the African and the white colonialists for each other. Winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1922 (Maran was the first Black writer to win this award). Translated from the French by Adele Szold Seltzer. 207 pp.

Washington, D.C.:: Black Orpheus Press,, 1972.. Hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Book of the Month Club edition. One of the greatest works to come out of colonial Africa, this is also one of the first novels to depict Africans as they really were, and to reveal the smoldering hatred of the African and the white colonialists for each other. Originally published in 1921 in France, it won the Prix Goncourt in 1922 (Maran was the first Black writer to win this award). In 1938, the definitive edition was published in France, and this is the first US appearance of a translation of that edition. Translated by Barbara Beck and Alexandre Mboukou. Introduction by Donald E. Herdeck and a preface to the 1938 edition by Maran. Map endpapers.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Second novel by this highly acclaimed writer from Zaire, and his first work of fiction to be published in the US. Translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager. Foreword by Jacques Howlett. Author's note. 203 pp

London:: Allison & Busby,, (1989.). First edition -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. . First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A fresh look at African literature by a writer who many years in Africa and has written many books on the subject - the book is both an exploration of how the African novel was influenced by African oral tradition, the western novel and the political realities of Africa and an appeal for the reader to be willing to explore beyond one's cultural boundaries. Notes, bibliography and index of authors and works discussed. 212 pp.

Chicago:: Ivan R. Dee,, (1989.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A fresh look at African literature by a writer who many years in Africa and has written many books on the subject - the book is both an explorationof how the African novel was influenced by African oral tradition, the western novel and the political realities of Africa and an appeal for the reader to be willing to explore beyond one's cultural boundaries. Notes, bibliography and index of authors and works discussed. 212 pp.

New York:: Picador,, (2014). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. An autobiographical novel illuminating the profound and incomparable bonds forged between prisoners of war and is based on Tatamkhulu Afrika's own capture in North Africa and his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II in Italy and Germany. Originally published in the UK in 2002 (just weeks before his death) this is the first appearance of this novel in the US. Publisher's note. vii, 220 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (initials at bottom edge of textblock, some spotting to the spine of the dj, tear at upper edge.). First US printing. The author's first book, a collection of short stories which make the voices of the African laborers and the Afrikaaners come alive. From the dustjacket: "Violence comes in many forms, not all of them bloody. These extraordinarily moving stories from South Africa report not on the violence of the evening news but on the quiet anguish and brutality suffered by all the nation's inhabitants, both black and white.". 134 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (light toning to the pages.). First US printing. The author's first book, a collection of short stories which make the voices of the African laborers and the Afrikaaners come alive. From the dustjacket: "Violence comes in many forms, not all of them bloody. These extraordinarily moving stories from South Africa report not on the violence of the evening news but on the quiet anguish and brutality suffered by all the nation's inhabitants, both black and white.". 134 pp.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a poor dust jacket (large piece has been torn from back cover - it is still present, but detached.). First US printing. The author's first book, a collection of short stories which make the voices of the African laborers and the Afrikaaners come alive. From the dustjacket: "Violence comes in many forms, not all of them bloody. These extraordinarily moving stories from South Africa report not on the violence of the evening news but on the quiet anguish and brutality suffered by all the nation's inhabitants, both black and white.". 134 pp.

New York & Oxford:: Oxford University Press,, 1999.. First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A powerful collection of essays by this Nobel Laureate writer, originally delivered at Harvard University in 1997 as the inaugural lectures at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute Macmillan series. " In the face of centuries-long devastation wrought on the African continent and her diaspora by slavery, colonialism, apartheid and racism, what form of recompense could possibly be adequate? .... Soyinka examines the question, illuminating the principle duty and 'near intolerable burden' of memory to bear the record of injustice." Leopold Senghor, Martin Luther King, the genocide in Sudan, the atrocities in Nigeria are just a few of the topics Soyinka touches on. Publisher's material laid in. 192 pp

New York & Oxford:: Oxford University Press,, 1999.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. A powerful collection of essays by this Nobel Laureate writer, originally delivered at Harvard University in 1997 as the inaugural lectures at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute Macmillan series. " In the face of centuries-long devastation wrought on the African continent and her diaspora by slavery, colonialism, apartheid and racism, what form of recompense could possibly be adequate? .... Soyinka examines the question, illuminating the principle duty and 'near intolerable burden' of memory to bear the record of injustice." Leopold Senghor, Martin Luther King, the genocide in Sudan, the atrocities in Nigeria are just a few of the topics Soyinka touches on. SIGNED on the title page. Index. 208 pp