THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO TITLE: THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST PLAWRIGHT: Ama Ata Aidoo CASTS (Characters) Ato Yawson: A young Ghanaian graduate. Eulalie Yawson: Afro-American graduate. Esi Kom: Ato’s mother Monka: His sister. Nana: His grandmother. Akyere: His elder aunt. … Read more
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL TITLE: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR PLAYWRIGHT: Nikolai Gogol SETTING: Russia Cast of Characters ¨ Anton Antonovitch – Mayor ¨ Artemy Filipovitch – Charity Commissioner ¨ A’mmos Fyodorovitch – Judge. ¨ Luka Lukitch – School Superintendent. ¨ Ivan Koosmitch – Postmaster. ¨ Peter Ivanovitch (Dobchinsky) ¨ Peter Ivanovitch (Bobchinsky) ¨ Stepan Ilyitch –Police … Read more
A WALK IN THE NIGHT BY ALEX LA GUMA A WALK IN THE NIGHT BY ALEX LA GUMA TITTLE: A WALK IN THE NIGHT AUTHOR: Alex La Guma PLOT SUMMARY OF “A WALK IN THE NIGHT” One The story begins with Michael Adonis, known as Mikey, who has been fired from his job at a … Read more
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Chinua Achebe A MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Chinua Achebe TITTLE: A MAN OF THE PEOPLE AUTHOR: Chinua Achebe SETTING: NIGERIA YEAR: 1966 THE FORM OF THE NOVEL THE TITLE The title of the book “A Man of the People” is ironical, since a person who is called a … Read more
If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot. While round us bark the mad and angry dogs Making their mock at our accursed lot If we must die, o let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then the … Read more
BUILDING THE NATION By Christopher H. M. Barlow ~ Selected Poems BUILDING THE NATION By Christopher H. M. Barlow ~ Selected Poems Today I did my share In building the nation. I drove the permanent secretary To an important urgent function In fact to a luncheon at the Vic. The menu reflected its importance Cold … Read more
ISAAC MRUMA A Tanzanian poet and journalist. YOU ARE LOST To you dada. it’s the days that matter, for we are unable to chat in the language we had. When I look at you and see my pay-slip in your eyes, I feel empty and sapped. Your glance, sister, is to me the … Read more
Hollow Heads Hollow heads torture me with ignorance, Blind eyes harass me with darkness, Deaf ears tire me with silence, Dumb voices deafen me with gibberish, Blank minds confuse me with emptiness, And above all, There is power and command. With wits and ears and eyes, I have speech and a strong mind, But … Read more
JWANI MWAIKUSA A Tanzanian writer and lawyer. He studied law at the University of Dar es salaam and in England. He was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Dar es salaam. Sunrise Behold! The sun has risen. And with it the sons of the land have risen too. Forward they … Read more
AKAN A member of a people who live in Southern Ghana. Lullaby Someone would like to have you for her child but you are mine. Someone would like to rear you on a costly mat but you are mine. Someone would like to place you on a camel blanket but you are mine. I have … Read more