East African Sweet Pea Soup
Mix in the ginger, salt, and all spices and cook for a few minutes, stirring often. Add tomatoes and sweet potato, stir. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, stir. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Puree in batches in a ... [... more]
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A Grain of Wheat
 A revealing story: Centered on the pre-Independence Kenyan struggle between the Mau Mau liberation fighters and the British colonial government, A GRAIN OF WHEAT gives a portrayal of the struggle that few writers have ever depicted. One gets a good [... more]
CDN$18.04
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Masala Meusi
This is a delicious curry-like mixture from East Africa. It can be added to any savory East African dish for a burst of authentic flavor. 1-2 teaspoon ground peri-peri (scotch-bonnet chilies) (optional) Store in an airtight container in a cool, ... [... more]
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The River Between
interesting story: i'm reading this book for my literature text. the story line is touching and yet has the right amout of action before the climax. read it, it's great. Not a convert to the white man: The author is from Kenya. It is an insult to call [... more]
CDN$14.53
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Links
The Shifting Terrain of a Civil War: In LINKS, a novel set in Somalia after the U.S. "peacekeeping" invasion, Nuruddin Farah has created a powerful psychological landscape of a people torn by civil war. Jeebleh arrives via airplane in [... more]
CDN$19.50
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Devil on the Cross
To Decolonize the Mind....: Translated from the Gikuyu by the author. Clandestine prison writing, "I resorted to toilet paper. ... Toilet paper at Kamiti was meant to punish prisoners. So it was very coarse. But what was bad for the body was good [... more]
CDN$15.58
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Sardines
Women in Somalia: Sardines offered a tantalizing portrayal of African life under a military dictator. In particular, this book was strong in portraying women's issues in Somalia. The female gender is still actively oppressed in Somalia and Sardines [... more]
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Penguin Classics Petals Of Blood
pilgrimage to the promised land.: The intervention of capitalism in postcolonial condition; the community consciousness and above all, his complicated affection toward the government after "Uhuru." In spite of all these disappointment, Ngugi [... more]
CDN$15.63
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Knots
From Amazon.com: Nuruddin Farah's native country, Somalia, is shown in all its war-ravaged sadness in his harrowing novel, Knots. Cambara is a young Somalian-born woman who has spent most of her life in Toronto. Through the carelessness of her husband [... more]
CDN$32.50
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Wizard of the Crow
Overlong, yet still interesting. . .: I was really looking forward to reading this novel. Ngugi wa Thiong'o's aim with this sprawling satire was "to sum up Africa of the twentieth century in the context of two thousand years of world history." [... more]
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From A Crooked Rib
Author: Nuruddin Farah Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780143037262 ISBN: 0143037269 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 2006-06-19 Release Date: 2006-06-27 [... more]
CDN$18.50
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Matigari
Author: Ngugi wa Thiong'o Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780435905460 ISBN: 0435905465 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1989-01-31 [... more]
CDN$16.24
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