{"product_id":"gods-and-soldiers-the-penguin-anthology-of-contemporary-african-writing-paperback","title":"Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Spillman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-of-a-kind collection showcasing the energy of new African literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing at a time when Africa and African writers are in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, \u003ci\u003eGods and Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e captures the vitality and urgency of African writing today. With stories from northern Arabic-speaking to southern Zulu-speaking writers, this collection conveys thirty different ways of approaching what it means to be African. Whether about life in the new urban melting pots of Cape Town and Luanda, or amid the battlefield chaos of Zimbabwe and Somalia, or set in the imaginary surreal landscapes born out of the oral storytelling tradition, these stories represent a striking cross section of extraordinary writing. Including works by J. M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Adichie, Nuruddin Farah, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Chinua Achebe, and edited by Rob Spillman of \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eGods and Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e features many pieces never before published, making it a vibrant and essential glimpse of Africa as it enters the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Spillman\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of the literary magazine\u003ci\u003e Tin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and executive editor of Tin House Books. His writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Spin, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, as well as in a literary blog for the\u003ci\u003e Huffington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.4 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42395510407303,"sku":"9780143114734","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d78d0cd72502f5dc2a74c4246e3775b1.webp?v=1741161953","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gods-and-soldiers-the-penguin-anthology-of-contemporary-african-writing-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}