POET: MARJORIE OLUDHE MACGOYE She was born in England in 1928. She went to Kenya in 1954 and worked with the C.M.C Bookshop in Nairobi, where she got married. She is publisher’s representative in Nairobi. POEM: A freedom Song Atieno washes dishes, Atieno plucks the chicken, Atieno gets up early, beds her sacks down in … Read more
POETRY POETRY Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning in portraying the human social realities. On the other hand, Poetry is the type of literature which uses beautiful, creative and imaginary language in portraying human daily social realities. Poetry uses forms and conventions to suggest … Read more
I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT (1986) Synopsis of the Play I Will Marry When I Want is a Gikuyu play co-written by Ngũgĩ wa Mirii and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. First produced in Kenya in 1977, the story depicts a farmer who is tricked into risking his land due to … Read more
HAWA THE BUS DRIVER BY RICHARD S. MABARA HAWA THE BUS DRIVER BY RICHARD S. MABARA TITTLE OF THE BOOK: HAWA THE BUS DRIVER. AUTHOR OF THE BOOK: RICHARD S. MABARA. SETTINGS OF THE BOOK: DAR ES SALAAM – TANZANIA. YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1988 – 2003. PUBLISHER: LONGMAN GROUP UK Ltd/Ben & company limited. THE … Read more
MABALA THE FARMER BY RICHARD S MABALA MABALA THE FARMER BY RICHARD S MABALA TITLE: Mabala the Farmer AUTHOR: Richard S. Mabala SETTING: Tanzania YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1998/ No Year of publication PUBLISHER: Longman Group UK Ltd./ Ben and company limited. THE PLOT OF THE BOOK Mabala the farmer is one among the famous short stories ever … Read more
TITLE: THE VOTER AUTHOR: CHINUA ACHEBE GENRE: SHORT STORY INTRODUCTION Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian author. He was born on 16th November 1930. He was born in the eastern Nigerian town of Ogidi, where his father taught at Mission school. His father was a Christian convert. He planned to study medicine, but love of literature … Read more
DEVIL ON THE CROSS DEVIL ON THE CROSS TITLE: DEVIL ON THE CROSS AUTHOR: NGUGI WA THIONG’O SETTING: KENYA, AFRICA YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1968 PUBLISHER: HEINEMANN These notes were directly retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/devil-on-the-cross on 03/12/2020. Every details are attributed to this site and you are encouraged to refer to this site anytime you use these … Read more
HAWA THE BUS DRIVER HAWA THE BUS DRIVER TITTLE OF THE BOOK: HAWA THE BUS DRIVER AUTHOR OF THE BOOK: RICHARD S. MABARA. SETTINGS OF THE BOOK: DAR ES SALAAM- TANZANIA. YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1988 – 2003. PUBLISHER: LONGMAN GROUP UK Ltd/Ben & company limited. GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What is the tittle of the … Read more
MABALA THE FARMER MABALA THE FARMER HOW TO INTERPRET SIMPLE STORIES TITLE: Mabala the Farmer AUTHOR: Richard S. Mabala SETTING: Tanzania YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1998/ No Year of publication PUBLISHER: Longman Group UK Ltd./ Ben and company limited. GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the tittle of the book? Who is the writer of the book? … Read more
TOPIC 4: READING LITERARY WORKS | ENGLISH FORM 3 TOPIC 4: READING LITERARY WORKS | ENGLISH FORM 3 Literature is the work of arts which use words / creative language to express human realities in social, political, economic, and cultural and love OR Literature is the work of art which use language and transmitted in … Read more