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.