Rediscover the diversity of modern African literatures with this authoritative resource edited by a leader in the field How have African literatures unfolded in their rich diversity in our modern era of decolonization, nationalisms, and extensive transnational movement of peoples? How have African writers engaged urgent questions regarding race, nation, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality? And how do African literary genres interrelate with traditional oral forms or audio-visual and digital media? A Companion to African Literatures addresses these issues and many more. Consisting of essays by distinguished scholars and emerging leaders in the field, this book offers rigorous, deeply engaging discussions of African literatures on the continent and in diaspora. It covers the four main geographical regions (East and Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa), presenting ample material to learn from and think with. A Companion To African Literatures is divided into five parts. The first four cover different regions of the continent, while the fifth part considers conceptual issues and newer directions of inquiry. Chapters focus on literatures in European languages officially used in Africa -- English, French, and Portuguese -- as well as homegrown African languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Swahili, and Yoruba. With its lineup of lucid and authoritative analyses, readers will find in A Companion to African Literatures a distinctive, rewarding academic resource. Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in literary studies programs with an African focus, A Companion to African Literatures will also earn a place in the libraries of teachers, researchers, and professors who wish to strengthen their background in the study of African literatures.

Kitabu hiki kimeandikwa kwa kuwalenga watu wa ndani ya nchi na wageni wanaokijua Kiingereza vizuri, lakini, wana hamu/wanahitaji kujua Kiswahili. Lugha hii kwa sasa inazungumzwa na zaidi ya watu milioni 140 duniani. Lakini, hata watu wanaokijua Kiswahili, wanakihitaji kitabu hiki, ili, na wao waweze kuandika na kuzungumza Kiswahili sanifu. Kumbuka kwamba si kila mtu anayezungumza, anayeongea na kuandika Kiswahili, anajua lugha hii kwa ufasaha. Kitabu hiki kitawasaidia watu kuongea na kuandika Kiswahili fasaha. Aidha, kitabu hiki kitawaongezea msamiati wa Kingereza watu wanaojua Kiswahili, lakini, hawajui maneno mengi ya Kingereza. Makundi ya watu yaliyolengwa Walengwa wa kitabu hiki ni makundi ya watu yafuatayo: Watalii, wawekazeji wa kigeni na wafanyabiashara wanaotoka katika nchi zisizozungumza Kiswahili .Wafanyakazi katika Balozi zilizo katika nchi zinazozungumza Kiswahili .Walimu wa Shule za Awali na Msingi, wanafunzi wa Shule za Sekondari na Wanavyuo.

This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level.

This book is intended for university students and anyone interested in learning Standard Swahili grammar as spoken in the East African Community of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The most comprehensive grammar book currently available, some of the concepts covered in this book are greetings, numerals, telling the time, the Noun Class system, simple tenses such the past, present and future, adjectives and possessives. The book then progresses to more complex concepts such as Direct and Reported Speech, various verb typologies, other tenses, prepositions and conjunctions, adverbs and relative pronouns. Each chapter includes many examples and sample sentences, easy to read charts, practice questions, answers to the practice questions, and a list of new vocabulary used within the chapter. On completing this book, the reader will be able to read, write and converse in Swahili with confidence.

With its distinct phrasebook format, Rough Guides takes on the lingua franca of much of East and Central Africa. Besides assisting in communication, travelers will find useful tips for making oneself understood on public transport and dozens of other helpful and accessible hints.

"Readership: Historians and social anthropologists of Africa and India and all those interested in modern intellectual history, in the interactions between orality and literacy, and in local/global and local/state relationships."--BOOK JACKET.

The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945 challenges the conventional belief that the English-language literary traditions of East Africa are restricted to the former British colonies of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Instead, these traditions stretch far into such neighboring countries as Somalia and Ethiopia. Simon Gikandi and Evan Mwangi assemble a truly inclusive list of major writers and trends. They begin with a chronology of key historical events and an overview of the emergence and transformation of literary culture in the region. Then they provide an alphabetical list of major writers and brief descriptions of their concerns and achievements. Some of the writers discussed include the Kenyan novelists Grace Ogot and Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ugandan poet and essayist Taban Lo Liyong, Ethiopian playwright and poet Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Tanzanian novelist and diplomat Peter Palangyo, Ethiopian novelist Berhane Mariam Sahle-Sellassie, and the novelist M. G. Vassanji, who portrays the Indian diaspora in Africa, Europe, and North America. Separate entries within this list describe thematic concerns, such as colonialism, decolonization, the black aesthetic, and the language question; the growth of genres like autobiography and popular literature; important movements like cultural nationalism and feminism; and the impact of major forces such as AIDS/HIV, Christian missions, and urbanization. Comprehensive and richly detailed, this guide offers a fresh perspective on the role of East Africa in the development of African and world literature in English and a new understanding of the historical, cultural, and geopolitical boundaries of the region.

This book is very useful book for beginners and intermediate learners. You can even learn yourself at home. It includes all important topics that you must read for progress.