Author: Msomi Bora

HOUSE BOY By Ferdinand Oyono Houseboy is a novel in the form of a diary written by Ferdinand Oyono, first published in 1956 by in French as Une vie de boy, and translated into English in 1966 by John Reed for Heinemann’s African Writers Series. The novel starts in Spanish Guinea with a Frenchman on vacation, who finds a man named Toundi, who has been injured and soon dies. The Frenchman finds his diary, which is called an “exercise book” by Toundi. The rest of the story consists of the diary (exercise book) that the Frenchman is supposedly reading. There…

A WREATH FOR FR MAYER By Severine N. Ndunguru The first of S. N. Ndunguru’s novels, A wreath for Fr Mayer is set mainly in a Tanzanian society. Yet while it is written in the small Mkongo village in Songea District, the novel reflects life in the African society in general. Some events occur in Europe, but they are all connected to the main events in the small village. Summary of the Story The story begins by explaining the spread of cholera and how the people of Mkongo relate with witchcraft then a carton of tetracycline is stolen and Kalistus is…

WEEP NOT CHILD By Ngugi wa Thiong’o Summary of the Novel Weep Not, Child was written by Ngugi wa Thiong’o while studying at at Leeds University in England in 1962. Weep Not, Child was the second novel Ngugi wrote, although it was published before his first, The River Between. It follows the tragic story of Njoroge, a young boy who seeks an education during the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. This tumultuous time period saw the emergence of Kenyan revolutionary groups against the British colonists. Ngugi wa Thiong’o Weep Not Child centers around the interactions between British colonists in Kenya and the native people. This book takes place…

SPARED Author: Severine N. Ndunguru Setting: Tanzania and Sweden Publisher: Mkuki na Nyota Year: 2004 INTRODUCTION Spared is a thriller. The story unfolds as two Tanzanian officials, Tom and Chris, discuss about an approaching official mission to Sweden. While in Sweden, Tom hangs out with Linda, the daughter of a Swedish multi-millionaire. The two are abducted by the thugs, but later Tom is set free. To rescue Linda, Chris tries and pleases two sharp-shooters hidden in Abisko National Parkand in control of powerful telescopic rifles. The story reveals how Tanzanian officials betray the majority of Tanzanians by working for the interests of European imperialists; and use…

THE INTERVIEW BY PATRICK M. NGUGI SETTING – Nairobi city in KENYA PLOT SUMMARY CHAPTER ONE THE ACCIDENT Joe wakes up and prepares himself to go for an interview. He completed form four at Nairobi Central Academy but was not given the certificates since he had not cleared the 40000/= he owed the school as school fees. As a result he could neither get any job nor go to college. We are told that their parents were killed in ethnic cleansing thus Joe and his sisters were sheltered by their maternal uncle – Jotham. Joe leaves for the interview and…

UNANSWERED CRIES By Osman Conteh About the Author Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh was born on August 5, 1945 in Pepel, Port Loko District. Raised mostly in Freetown, he attended the Albert Academy and later Fourah Bay College before traveling to the UK for further studies. Dr. Conteh has the following educational qualifications: Ph.D, (International Law), 1974, King’s College, Cambridge; LLB (Hons): 1971, King’s College, Cambridge; LLM: 1971, London University, United Kingdom; LLB (Hons): 1969, King’s College London; Barrister at Law: Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 1970, at Lincoln’s Inn, London, United Kingdom; Harold Porter Prize man In Land Law, 1968.…

PASSED LIKE A SHADOW by Benard Mapalala We give you Two Analysis of this novel, so that you can have a wide understanding about the novel: i) Analysis 1 ii) Analysis 2 ANALYSIS 1 PASSED LIKE A SHADOW By BENARD MAPALALA FORM ANALYSIS PLOT SUMMARY Chapter 1 Introduction of Adyeri’s family Daddy comes back home very drunk, wet and dirty and the whole atmosphere changes. He orders his food and as Abooki carries it to him, Atwoki unfortunately crashes into her, sending the meal down. It was a hell of a mistake. Daddy laments and fumes. Both Atwoki and Abooki are…

STYLISTICS AND COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISHClick the links below to view the notes:STYLISTICS COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH 

What is Communication? – Communication is the exchange of ideas, information, etc between two or more people. It is also the process of transferring information, ideas, emotions, skills, etc, by means of symbols, works, pictures, figures, and graphs – Communication is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writing or behaviour. – Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages through verbal or nonverbal means, including speech, or oral communication; writing and graphical representations (such as infographics, maps, and charts); and signs, signals, and behavior. More simply, communication is said to be “the creation and exchange…

What is stylistics? – This is the language study that deals with how language varies in different contexts of use – Stylistics is the study of language varieties or styles, depending on the situation or context whether spoken or written Stylistics is the description and analysis of the variability of linguistic forms in actual language use. The concepts of ‘style’ and ‘stylistic variation’ in language rest on the general assumption that within the language system, the same content can be encoded in more than one linguistic form. Therefore stylistics aims at studying the language features (lexical, grammatical/syntactical, phonological, graphological /…