The African Writers Series has been published by Heinemann since 1962. During its 40 years of publishing the series has been a
vehicle for some of the most important writers Africa has produced. The series offers novels, poetry, short stories and drama from across
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Mema
Daniel Mengara
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Mema's sharp tongue and apparent barrenness makes her a target for dislike and disapproval in her village. When she finally succeeds in having four children, her husband dies in a witchdoctor's haven, followed by her daughters. Her in-laws accuse her of being a wicked witch who sacrificed her husband and children to the dark forces.
In spite of this Mema's strength and courage cause her to fight for her sons and her family's rights. In this story of a practical African society...
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The Return of the Water Spirit
Pepetela
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Set in Angola in the late 1980's, a time of war, and when the Marxist-orientated ruling elite became engulfed by corruption, nepotism and rampant capitalism.
Three centuries earlier, a hideous crime occurred, the beheading of a slave who had had inappropriate relations with his Master's daughter. Now, in the very same Kinaxixi Square in the city of Luanda buildings are falling down one by one baffling the country's engineers. Many describe this mysterious process as 'Luanda...
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