false 3987780 1 Capturing the spirit of of Africa - from the desert of Algeria to the savannahs of Kenya, and to the jungles of Equatorial Guinea - this quintessential reader's guide includes reviews and excerpts from notable books from each of Africa's 54 countries. This compilation explores many of the best-known works on Africa, such as <I>Things Fall Apart</I> by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria), <I>All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes</I> by Maya Angelou (Ghana), <I>The Viceroy of Ouidah</I> by Bruce Chatwin (Benin), <I>Age of Iron</I> by J.M. Coetzee (South Africa), <I>Gorillas in the Mist</I> by Dian Fossey (Rwanda), and <I>When Rain Clouds Gather</I> by Bessie Head (Botswana). 4033784 1 4 2008 A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books that Capture the Spirit of Africa total:4|5:3|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 4 18 16 1 5 0 false false Mon Apr 20 12:25:16 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 08:19:51 -0700 2009 http://laurareviews.blogspot.com/2009/04...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 06:15:58 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 06:15:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 14 23:26:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 23:26:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 23 21:38:51 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 21:38:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 23 20:30:15 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 20:30:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 25 06:13:26 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:13:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 17 06:51:17 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 06:51:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 11 09:05:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:05:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 09 05:49:01 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 05:49:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 08:33:52 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:00:11 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 15:00:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 11:02:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 11:02:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 15:47:32 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 15:47:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 10:48:07 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 10:48:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 19 05:54:41 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 05:55:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 18 18:29:29 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 18:29:29 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 04 18:34:27 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 24 17:40:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3987780