A Basket of Leaves

A Basket of Leaves is a collection of 54 essays by Geoff Wisner, each of which examines one or more books about a different African country. The collection was published by Jacana Media in 2007.

A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books That Capture the Spirit of Africa
Cover of first edition (paperback)
AuthorGeoffrey B. Wisner
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLiterary criticism
Published2007 (Jacana Media)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages289
ISBN978-1-77009-206-8 (first edition)
OCLC161792466
LC ClassPL8010 .W57 2007

The authors of the selected books are (variously) African, American, West Indian, and European. Some of the authors are black, and others are white. Some of the books are fiction, and others are non-fiction; 28 of them were authored or co-authored by women. The selected works were originally published in Arabic, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, and other languages.[1]

Reviewed works

WorkYear publishedAuthorAuthor nationalityCountry
The Sheltering Sky1949Paul BowlesUnited StatesAlgeria
The Savage Night[lower-alpha 1]1995Mohammed DibAlgeriaAlgeria
Algerian White[lower-alpha 2]1996Assia DjebarAlgeriaAlgeria
Mayombe1979PepetelaAngolaAngola
Another Day of Life[lower-alpha 3]1976Ryszard KapuscinskiPolandAngola
The Viceroy of Ouidah1980Bruce ChatwinUnited KingdomBenin
When Rain Clouds Gather1968Bessie HeadSouth Africa / BotswanaBotswana
Whites1986Norman RushUnited StatesBotswana
Of Water and the Spirit1994Malidoma Patrice SoméBurkina FasoBurkina Faso
The True Sources of the Nile2003Sarah StoneUnited StatesBurundi
Mission to Kala[lower-alpha 4]1957Mongo BetiCameroonCameroon
The Fortunate Isles1989Basil DavidsonUnited KingdomCape Verde
Song from the Forest2015Louis SarnoUnited States / CARCentral African Republic
Komoon! Capturing the Chad Elephant1953Heinrich OberjohannGermanyChad
Last of the Pirates1994Samantha WeinbergUnited KingdomComoros
  1. Originally published in French as La Nuit sauvage.
  2. Originally published in French as Le Blanc de l’Algérie.
  3. Originally published in Polish as Jeszcze dzień życia.
  4. Originally published in French as Mission terminée.

References

  1. Eberhart, George (January 2009). "New Publications". C&RL News. Association of College and Research Libraries. 70 (1). Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

Further reading

  • Wisner, Geoff (April 2009). "Geoff Wisner". Laura Reviews (Interview). Interviewed by Laura Cococcia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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