14+ [Must Read] Popular Books On Guinea Bissau

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Republic of Guinea-Bissau i/ˈɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ/ (Portuguese: Rep�blica da Guin�-Bissau, pronounced: ) is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. ... [Read More]

Tierno Monenembo's The King of Kahel was originally published in France in 2008 and was the winner of the French literary prize, the prix Renaudot, which is awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel.  Loosely based on the life of Olivier de Sanderval, a man who journeyed to Guinea to build an empire by conquering the hostile region of Fouta Djallon, the book e Tierno Monenembo's The King of Kahel was originally published in France in 2008 and was the winner of the French literary prize, the prix Renaudot, which is awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel.  Loosely based on the life of Olivier de Sanderval, a man who journeyed to Guinea to build an empire by conquering the hostile region of Fouta Djallon, the book exposes how Sanderval braves all dangers to build a railway that will bring modern civilization to Africa. ...more ... [Read More]

At the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripp At the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripped of his pretensions, until he is sold to the royal harem as a slave. But in the end Clarence’s bewildering journey is the occasion of a revela ... [Read More]

Nigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the general public in recent years. In this revealing Nigerian drug lords in UK prisons, khat-chewing Somali pirates hijacking Western ships, crystal meth-smoking gangs controlling South Africa's streets, and narco-traffickers corrupting the state in Guinea-Bissau: these are some of the vivid images surrounding drugs in Africa which have alarmed policymakers, academics and the general public in recent years. In this revealing and original book, the authors weave these aspects into a provocative argument about Africa's role in the global trade and control of drugs. In d ... [Read More]

Para Vasco (For Vasco) is the first in Heaventree's series of translations of Lusophone African poetry. Dedicated to Vasco Cabral, the late freedom fighter, politician and man of letters, this collection, presented in Portuguese and English, represents the first opportunity for the English-speaking world to read the poetry of Guinea-Bissau. Beginning with poems of the war Para Vasco (For Vasco) is the first in Heaventree's series of translations of Lusophone African poetry. Dedicated to Vasco Cabral, the late freedom fighter, politician and man of letters, this collection, presented in Portuguese and English, represents the first opportunity for the English-speaking world to read the poetry of Guinea-Bissau. Beginning with poems of the war for independence, and moving through the postcolonial period to highlight contemporary writers its diversity of styles and gradual unshackling of p ... [Read More]

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Portugal's three wars in Africa in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea (Guine'-Bissau today) lasted almost 13 years - longer than the United States Army fought in Vietnam. Yet they are among the most underreported conflicts of the modern era. Commonly referred to as Lisbon's Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies, the War of Liberation (Guerra de Portugal's three wars in Africa in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea (Guine'-Bissau today) lasted almost 13 years - longer than the United States Army fought in Vietnam. Yet they are among the most underreported conflicts of the modern era. Commonly referred to as Lisbon's Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies, the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertaao), these struggles played a seminal role in ending white rule in Southern Africa. Though hardly on the scale of hostilities being fought i ... [Read More]

White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 ... [Read More]

No que foi o seu primeiro livro de poesia, Odete Semedo explora o bilinguismo de Cabo Verde ao publicar alguns dos poemas tanto em português como em crioulo, “de modo a proporcionar aos leitores um espaço de lazer e encontro consigo mesmo”. Nem todos foram publicados nas duas versões dado que em alguns casos, a tradução fá-los perder autenticidade, nas palavras da autora. ... [Read More]

A vivid, powerful and controversial look at how the world gets Africa wrong, and how a resurgent Africa is forcing it to think again. Africa has long been misunderstood--and abused--by outsiders. Correspondent Alex Perry traveled the continent for most of a decade, meeting with entrepreneurs and warlords, professors and cocaine smugglers, presidents and jihadis. Beginning w A vivid, powerful and controversial look at how the world gets Africa wrong, and how a resurgent Africa is forcing it to think again. Africa has long been misunderstood--and abused--by outsiders. Correspondent Alex Perry traveled the continent for most of a decade, meeting with entrepreneurs and warlords, professors and cocaine smugglers, presidents and jihadis. Beginning with a devastating investigation into a largely unreported war crime-in 2011, when the US and the major aid agencies helped cause a famine ... [Read More]

Cabral is among the great figures of our time -- these texts provide the evidence. ... [Read More]

Laced with danger, packed with novel insights and told with a humane voice, The Ringtone and the Drum relates the fascinating tale of Mark Weston’s travels in West Africa. His journey through Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso touches a dizzying array of subjects, including the consequences of civil war, mounting religious strife and the challenges of globalisati Laced with danger, packed with novel insights and told with a humane voice, The Ringtone and the Drum relates the fascinating tale of Mark Weston’s travels in West Africa. His journey through Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso touches a dizzying array of subjects, including the consequences of civil war, mounting religious strife and the challenges of globalisation. Along the way, the stories of those he meets offer a deeply personal perspective on the lives of some of the least privileged individuals ... [Read More]

Amilcar Cabral, who was the Secretary-General of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands (PAIGC), was assassinated by Portuguese agents on January 20, 1973. Under his leadership, the PAIGC liberated three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea in less than ten years of revolutionary struggle. Cabral distinguished himself among modern revo Amilcar Cabral, who was the Secretary-General of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands (PAIGC), was assassinated by Portuguese agents on January 20, 1973. Under his leadership, the PAIGC liberated three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea in less than ten years of revolutionary struggle. Cabral distinguished himself among modern revolutionaries by the long and careful preparation, both theoretical and practical, which he undertook before launching the revolutionary struggle, a ... [Read More]

La tragédie a toujours deux versants. L'un tragique pour pleurer, l'autre comique, pour rire aux larmes. L'ultime tragédie n'échappe pas à cette ambivalence et présente deux aspects : celui du colonisateur, convaincu de ses pouvoirs et celui du colonisé à la recherche de ses droits. Outre les relations complexes qui se tissent entre ces personnages, s'affirme un autre élém La tragédie a toujours deux versants. L'un tragique pour pleurer, l'autre comique, pour rire aux larmes. L'ultime tragédie n'échappe pas à cette ambivalence et présente deux aspects : celui du colonisateur, convaincu de ses pouvoirs et celui du colonisé à la recherche de ses droits. Outre les relations complexes qui se tissent entre ces personnages, s'affirme un autre élément, le style novateur du roman, qui, par un judicieux recours au kriol, nous entraîne à la découverte des couleurs locales.. ... [Read More]