SPace
In celebration of contemporary art across the continent, an exhibition – SPace – was held in Jo’burg in July 2010. SPace featured 25 artists, 4 art collectives and 6 writers whose work provided creative and intellectual dialogue, which in personal and intimate ways animates imaginative and reflective engagement with social matters and human experiences in contemporary Africa and the Diaspora.
Contributors include Simon Njami, Abebe Zegeye, Bettina Malcomess, Jimmy Ogonga, Raphael Chikukwa and Monica Arac de Nyeko.
As with our pan-African collaboration with Chimurenga (South Africa) and Kwani? (Kenya) earlier this year to produce the imaginary newspaper – The Chimurenga Chronicle - Cassava Republic Press is delighted to continue to collaborate with other African publishers to publish SPace in Nigeria in a limited edition.
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Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
When their father leaves the family for another woman, Blessing and her brother Ezikiel have to leave their comfortable life in Lagos to go and live with their grandparents in a rural compound just outside Warri.
Adapting to life in the poor countryside is a shock: there is no running water or electricity and no school to attend, Grandfather Alhaji is a firm believer in the healing properties of Marmite, while Grandma has a secret profession. And there’s Alhaji’s new wife, Celestine, who is obsessed with bright Lycra tops and bad hairpieces. But even as Blessing settles into this new life, her brother becomes drawn into the world of the local militancy.
This year’s winner of the Costa Award for New Novel, Christie Watson’s Tiny Sunbirds is a beautifully-written coming of age story set in the Niger Delta, about what it means to be human in a world of greed and corruption.
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Birds of Our Land
Virginia Dike's children's guide is the perfect tool for parents and educators who want to spend more time outdoors exploring the world of nature.
It is a delightful book that offers children a gateway to the natural world by introducing them to some of the fascinating birds around them.
Kids will learn to identify the most common West African birds, their local names in the three major Nigerian languages (Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa), as well as key things to note in observing them.
This paperback book is beautifully illustrated by artist Robin Gowen and packed with lush, poetic descriptions of each bird. There is no better way to inspire a love of nature in the youngest minds.
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