All his life Kabelo Mosala has been the perfect child to his doting absent parents, who show him off every chance they get. A few weeks before he leaves for university, Kabelo forms a close bond with Sediba, one of his childhood friends, confirming his long-held suspicion that he is gay. Their relationship is thrown into turmoil by social pressures and conflicting desires, and it starts to look as if they can't be together. But against all odds the two young men make their way back to each other, risking scorn from the community that raised them.

All her life, Naledi has been in awe of Basi, her charming and outgoing older brother. Their childhood was filled with jokes and secrets, alliances, and stories about the community. Having reached thirteen, she is preparing to go to the school dance when she sees Basi commit a rape. When the girl is shamed by the community, but Basi is portrayed as the victim, everything Naledi believes comes into question. -- adapted from back cover and online reviews

Ray Bradbury, the undisputed Dean of American storytelling, dips his accomplished pen into the cryptic inkwell of noir and creates a stylish and slightly fantastical tale of mayhem and murder set among the shadows and the murky canals of Venice, California, in the early 1950s. Toiling away amid the looming palm trees and decaying bungalows, a struggling young writer (who bears a resemblance to the author) spins fantastic stories from his fertile imagination upon his clacking typewriter. Trying not to miss his girlfriend (away studying in Mexico), the nameless writer steadily crafts his literary effort--until strange things begin happening around him. Starting with a series of peculiar phone calls, the writer then finds clumps of seaweed on his doorstep. But as the incidents escalate, his friends fall victim to a series of mysterious "accidents"--some of them fatal. Aided by Elmo Crumley, a savvy, street-smart detective, and a reclusive actress of yesteryear with an intense hunger for life, the wordsmith sets out to find the connection between the bizarre events, and in doing so, uncovers the truth about his own creative abilities.

Malcolm Stevenson, a wealthy ex-naval officer haunted by his memories of the war, finds his lonely life turned upside down one night when he runs into trouble on a road near the coast. What at first appears to be an accident leads him to discover an international conspiracy against his country--and to fall in love with a dance hostess who seems to have something to do with it. Malcolm's determination to expose the plot will put his life--and that of the only person who has brought him any happiness--in grave danger.

Welcome to The AMANI Project 2022 commemorative magazine! We designed the AMANI Project to share intergenerational wisdom among African Diasporic artists and educators, while creating an enduring archive of their contributions to the cultural fabric of this world. For generations, countless members of the African Diaspora from what is commonly referred to as Canada have dedicated their lives to building and nourishing their communities through the arts and education. The artists, educators, collectives, and organizations profiled in this magazine represent a diverse snapshot of those currently creating, fighting, and making positive change for others through the arts.

Bienvenue dans le magazine commémoratif du Projet AMANI 2022 ! Nous avons conçu le projet AMANI pour partager la sagesse intergénérationnelle parmi les artistes et éducateurs de la diaspora africaine, tout en créant une archive durable de leurs contributions à la culture de ce monde. Depuis des générations, plusieurs membres de la diaspora africaine de ce qu'on appelle le Canada se sont consacrés à bâtir et à nourrir leurs communautés par le biais des arts et de l'éducation. Les artistes, éducateurs, collectifs et organismes présentés dans ce magazine représentent un aperçu de ceux qui, aujourd'hui, créent, combattent et apportent des changements positifs pour les autres grâce aux arts.

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The novel My Heart consists of letters written over many years by two people who are falling in love with each other. Between them, one after the other, obstacles spring up. Their age difference, then the war that separates them, and, finally, the heroines family arrangement that grows into a dramatic love triangle. The uniqueness of the book My Heart comes from familiar and common-place situations that are ennobled by such powerful and pure emotions that to modern readers they sound as if they are made up like in a fairy tale. The traditional theme of love conquers death (Gorky) or love sustains and moves the world (Turgenev) is filled out with the specific, every day details from their historical and societal context. These personal letters are set against the backdrop of immense historical events. Its as though the reader is armed with binoculars he can see fine details in the big picture, and in the details he can see the reflections of the grand design. The plain and direct language, the attention to details, and, most of all, the clarity and genuineness of emotion, is what makes My Heart such an impressive and valuable document of its era. Sergei Dovlatov, famed Russian journalist and writer