My Not-So-Secret Wish: African Writers Series
It's a small collection (considering how many books are in the series) and I haven't read any of them yet (I know!!! I will eventually), but here's what a few of them are about:
The Strange Man (1967) by Amu Djoleto was a birthday gift from my friend vieve, and really the only 'older' AWS book I own. It is the story of old Mensa, a respected member of a village community in Ghana. Always in trouble, Mensa is sent away to school. Such is the viciousness and corruption at these schools, that Mensa leaves with little regret. As a civil servant he sets about building a reputation as a man of standing, but his greatest problems are within his family.






PS. My internet has been down for nearly a week (one of the many joys of being in Nigeria) and finally started working again yesterday (Yay!!). So glad it's back, I was going through some serious internet withdrawal.
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