African voices
Subtitle: an anthology of native African writing
By: compiled and edited by Peggy Rutherfoord
Series: Grosset's universal library -- UL 105; Universal library -- 105.
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Published: 1958
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: African literature; Translations into English; English literature; Translations from foreign literature
Notes: Previously published as: Darkness and light.
Table of contents: title: The body perishes / a Zulu lyric; title: The prince of the combined headquarters / Masupha Bereng; title: The death of Noliwe / Thomas Mofolo; title: Sotho boyhood / A.S. Legodi; title: Motswasele's farewell / L.D. Raditladi; title: Under the blue gum trees / Dyke Sentso; title: 'A visitor is not to be regarded'; title: Song of praise to the creator; title: Keep it dark! / A Rhodesian drinking song; title: Mob passion / D.C. Themba; title: Umamina / B.W. Vilikazi; title: Rammone returns to the Kalahari / M.O.M. Seboni; title: 'The committee is at the school'; title: The dignity of begging / William Modisane; title: 'Take off your hat' / A Zulu lyric; title: The bench / Richard Rive; title: Trousers of wind; title: The Queen of Sheba; title: The guest if first gold; title: Justice. An Ethiopian tale.; title: Hymn of praise; title: How the Ethiopian woman tamed her husband; title: The story of Liongo / Told by Hamisi Wa Kayi; title: The monkey who left his heart in a tree / Told by Hamisi Wa Kayi; title: The story of a Bemba slave boy; title: Two bird songs of the Pokomo women; title: The cunning of Suud / Mbarak Ali Hinawy; title: The gentlemen of the jungle / Told by Jomo Kenyatta; title: 'Much silence'; title: Stanley meets Mutesa / James D. Rubadiri; title: The 'Angola' / Oscar Ribas; title: Escapade in Ruanda / Saverio Naigiziki; title: The flute players / Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo; title: The water-seeker / Flavien Ranaivo; title: The lyre with seven strings / Jacques Rabemananjara; title: 'O lamb give me my salt' / An Ibo poem; title: The stolen jacket / Camara Laye; title: A night on the island / S.F. Aboderin; title: Truth and falsehood / Birago Diop; title: The talking skull / A Nupe folk tale; title: Ritual murder / C.O.D. Ekwensi; title: Marriage cordiality / C. Enitan Brown; title: Shadow of darkness / Gladys Casely-Hayford; title: Talk / An Ashanti tale; title: My first wedding day in the bush of ghosts / Amos Tutuola; title: The lonely soul / R.E.G. Armattoe; title: There's always a way out / Gbemi; title: What a day! / A Yoruba poem; title: The sergeant who rejoiced in his youth / M.W. Sinah; title: O blue-sky duchess! / Thomas A. Codjoe; title: Anansi's fishing expedition / A Ghana tale; title: He who has lost all / David Diop; title: The return of the soldier / Francis Obika; title: The parable of the eagle / James Aggrey; title: Congo / Leopold Sedar Senghor; title: The devil at Yolahun Bridge / Abioseh D. Nicol; title: Ghana / Kwame Nkrumah; title: Tell freedom / Peter Abrahams.