A site devoted to thoughts about books, reading, and libraries relevant to Africa mostly by Michael Kevane, co-Director of Friends of African Village Libraries, a small 501(c)(3) non-profit devoted to helping village and small community libraries in Africa. I am also an economist at Santa Clara University. Other frequent contributors are Kate Parry, FAVL-East Africa director, and Anne-Reed Angino, FAVL networker extraordinaire! For more information see the FAVL website,
http://www.favl.org
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Chinua Achebe wins Booker Prize
FAVL offers congratualtions to a great writer from Africa- if you have not already, pick up Things Fall Apart for a nuanced and compelling short novel.
merci pour cette initiative qui suscitera non seulement le gout de la lecture aux enfants du burkina mais les permettra d'être à l'avant garde de la culture mondiale dans ce vilage planetaire.merci...
merci pour cette initiative qui suscitera non seulement le gout de la lecture aux enfants du burkina mais les permettra d'être à l'avant garde de la culture mondiale dans ce vilage planetaire.merci...
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