A group of adventurers led by English fortune hunter Allan Quartermain follow a mysterious map on a quest to uncover the legendary mines of the biblical King Solomon. The first masterpiece of the "Lost World" genre, and inspiration for...
Africa
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Author:Haggard, H. RiderSummary: -
Author:Burroughs, Edgar RiceSummary:Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series of twenty-four books about the title character...
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Author:Courtenay, BryceSummary:Born and raised in a poor, working-class family in Toronto, Jack Spayd is the son of an unhappy marriage. But when he is given a harmonica as a young boy, he discovers a talent for music that will change his life forever. After being...
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Author:Diaz, JunotSummary:From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a...
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Author:Naipaul, V. S.Summary:Two English people take a road trip from an unnamed African capitol to their enclave. The further they travel, the more they cross the line separating privileged outsiders from horrified victims.
- Author:Cornevin, RobertSummary:
Le succès obtenu par les premières éditions de leur Histoire de l'Afrique a incité les auteurs à insister davantage sur le XX' siècle, en divisant leur ouvrage en 2 volumes. Dans ce premier volume, qui s'arrête à la deuxième guerre...
- Author:Bellow, SaulSummary:
Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe....
- Author:Mentan, TatahSummary:
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Author:Conrad, JosephSummary:On board the British ship the NELLIE, Marlow told a group of men his story... He told them of his strange, eventful, yet horrific journey into Africa as an agent for the Company, which traded in ivory. He had witnessed the terrible...
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Author:Steel, DanielleSummary:After four years of college in America, Princess Christianna is determined not to return to the stiff, formal lifestyle of her father's court and, hoping to make a difference in the world, persuades her father to allow her to...
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Author:Hale, Thomas A.Summary:On May 17, 1967, the American writer Alex Haley went to Juffure, a village in The Gambia on what was once the western fringe of the Mali empire. There he met a griot, or jali, who recounted a story about Haley’s roots in Africa. Haley...
- Author:Besada, Hany GamilSummary:
A country's abundant natural resources may serve as a curse or a blessing, with the outcome often dependent on prevailing governance structures and experience managing these assets. Despite natural resource advantages, many African...
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Author:Fisette, Jacques, Raffinot, MarcSummary:La gouvernance représente l'une des plus importantes innovations conceptuelles des quinze dernières années dans le discours de l'aide au développement. A-t-elle pour autant transformé les pratiques? A-t-elle conduit à une...
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Author:Ngomane, MungiSummary:Ubuntu is a Xhosa word originating from a South African philosophy that encapsulates all our aspirations about how to live life well, together. It is the belief in a universal human bond. This introduction and guide proposes that...
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Author:Boswinkel, WimSummary:Johan comes to Africa to manage a tea plantation. He meets Erina, and his life changes forever. The story takes a leap into the unknown, cleverly blending an African setting with the fantastic premise at its core: the arrival of a black...
- Author:Tissières, HélèneSummary:
Ce livre est le premier à traiter des multiples circulations qui traversent les oeuvres littéraires écrites en français, provenant du Maghreb et de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Tout en s'écartant des scissions communément pratiquées entre...
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Author:Godfrey, Dave, Henderson, LeeSummary:Originally published in 1967, Dave Godfrey’s debut collection features stories about hunting — in Florida, in Africa, and in northern Ontario. They are about the interplay of gun and subway, decoy and stock market, guide and draft...
- Author:Akinyi Princess of K'Orinda YimboSummary:
In an incisive view of the relationship between Africa and the West, the author, who holds diplomas from the London School of Economics and the London School of Journalism, suggests that the aid machinery hurts Africa more than it...
- Author:Plaisted, CarolineSummary:
Faites la connaissance de Katie, Ellie, Charlie, Jamila et Grace. Elles sont cinq meilleures amies qui viennent tout juste de devenir membre des Brownies. C’est le jour de la pensée, une journée pour se rappeler des Brownies à travers...
- Author:deJong, AngelaSummary:
A collection of personal travel essays that takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride across Africa as seen through the eyes of a solo female backpacker, Angela deJong. When Angela stepped onto African soil for the first time, alone,...
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