Best of
African-Literature

1972

In the Ditch


Buchi Emecheta - 1972
    A lone Nigerian mother is determined to carve a place for herself against all odds.

The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka


Wole Soyinka - 1972
    Here he records his arrest and interrogation, the efforts made to incriminate him, and the searing mental effects of solitary confinement.

Lumumba Speaks: The Speeches and Writings of Patrice Lumumba, 1958-1961


Patrice Lumumba - 1972
    

This Earth, My Brother


Kofi Awoonor - 1972
    The story describes the pain of Awoonor's voluntary exile and his spiritual return to his native land.

Beware Soul Brother: Poems


Chinua Achebe - 1972
    Written during the Nigerian Civil War, this collection of poetry won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1972.

Why Are We So Blest?


Ayi Kwei Armah - 1972