Skip to Main Content
al_zorra (
al_zorra
) wrote
in
readingthepast
2009-06-03 01:09 am (UTC)
Re: Colonial-era Africa
I see what you mean about
Just So Stories
.
What about Maryse Condé's
Segu</> and
Children of Segu
? (Mali and other parts of West Africa.
The Healers
- AyiKwei Armah (Ghana and the Asant Empire mid 1800's)
The African
- Harold Courlander (the novel Alex Haley plagerized for parts of
Roots
The Dahomeyan
- Frank Yerby (who also plagerized for this novel parts of Courlander's
African
.
Whitethorn
- Bryce Courtenay (Boer War)
There are so many set in Southern Africa in particular; for instance
Zulu Dawn
and
Zulu
- Cy Endfield, the first is both a novel and a movie.
Love, C.
(
192 comments
)
Post a comment in response:
From:
Anonymous
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
OpenID
Identity URL:
Log in?
Dreamwidth account
Account name
Password
Log in?
If you don't have an account you can
create one now
.
Subject
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
Formatting type
Casual HTML
Markdown
Raw HTML
Rich Text Editor
Message
Log in
Account name:
Password:
Remember me
Other options:
Forget your password?
Log in with OpenID?
Close
menu
Log in
Create
Create Account
Display Preferences
Explore
Interests
Directory Search
Site and Journal Search
Latest Things
Random Journal
Random Community
FAQ
Shop
Buy Dreamwidth Services
Gift a Random User
DW Merchandise
Interest
Region
Site and Account
FAQ
Email
Re: Colonial-era Africa
What about Maryse Condé's Segu</> and Children of Segu? (Mali and other parts of West Africa.
The Healers - AyiKwei Armah (Ghana and the Asant Empire mid 1800's)
The African - Harold Courlander (the novel Alex Haley plagerized for parts of Roots
The Dahomeyan - Frank Yerby (who also plagerized for this novel parts of Courlander's African.
Whitethorn - Bryce Courtenay (Boer War)
There are so many set in Southern Africa in particular; for instance Zulu Dawn and Zulu - Cy Endfield, the first is both a novel and a movie.
Love, C.