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Ayi Kwei Armah - The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Set in Ghana, the central story is vividly conveyed - of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn even from those he loves.
Ayi Kwei Armah was born in 1939 at Takoradi, Ghana. He has lived and worked in east, west, north and southern Africa. Educated at Achimota, Groton, Harvard and Columbia, he has been a translator in Algeria and French, a teacher of Expository Prose, Creative Writing and Literature at Teachers' College, Dar es Salaam and the Universities of Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Lesotho.
Voted one of Africa's 100 best books of the past century.
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 0435905406
Published: 1989
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Price: £7.50
African Textiles
'Spectacular...this book really does span a whole continent...a wealth of detail in this book which would be useful and fascinating for makers of all disciplines' - Craftsman Magazine
The first encyclopaedic, continent-wide survey of the textile traditions of Africa, lavishly illustrated throughout with hundreds of colour photographs and drawings. African Textiles describes the vast array of techniques used to create these sumptuous textiles, as well as the types of loom, materials and dyes. Important influences on textile production - religion, culture, trade, tradition, fashion and the changing role of women - are assessed in each of the different regions of Africa, which have their own particular style.
Breathtaking skill and sheer creativity are presented here in radiant colour, from the glorious stripweaves of the Ashanti and the Ewe of West Africa to the beadwork of the Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele peoples of the South and the Asian-derived tradition of weaving silk and raphia of Madagascar. With a glossary and map, a guide to collections open to the public, and suggestions for further reading, this guide provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles.
Author: John Gillow
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
ISBN: 0500511446
Published: 2003
Hardback: 240 pages, 308 x 240 mm
Price: £39.95
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