#african lit

[dreamermelanina]

Bone, Yrsa Daley-Ward

#literature #my edit #mine #typo #typography #spilled words #african writers #black writers #black poetry #* #lit #african literature #black literature #jamaican literature #african lit #faves #edit #yrsa daley ward #bone #yrsa daley-ward #f2 #t

[disast3rtransp0rt]

"'You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.'"

- Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (published in 1958)

#chinua achebe #things fall apart #literature #international literature #african lit #historical lit #free palestine

[cherrybreakfast]

‘What do you do if you’re not allowed to be angry at God?’

Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji (2020)

#african literature #literature quotes #literary #literature #black literature #lit #nonbinary #non-binary literature #book quotes #god #ethel cain #quotes #ex christian #christian quotes #booklr

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Sean Qualls • American picture book illustrator

Sean Qualls has illustrated many non-fiction books for children. Pictred above is a sampler of illustrations for: Grandad Mandela, Lullaby ( based on a poem by Langston Hughes); Lower right: an untitled painting; lower left, illustration for the book Why am I Me?

#illustration #art #illustrator #artwork #painting #sean qualls #american artist #black american artist #non-fiction for children #children's literature #contemporary book illustration #contemporary illustrator #kid lit #african american illustrator #book illustration #illustration blog #sassafras and moonshine blog

[alienejj]

thrifted bookish haul 4/mar/24

A novel, a short story anthology, a printed candle in the shape of an apple and a peculiar bookmark:

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The Story; Love, Loss and the Lives of Women short stories chosen by Victoria Hislop.

You've no idea the emotions I emoted, the internal scream I screamt when I saw that cloth bookmark in the design of a prayer rug. I had seen those kinds of bookmarks in aesthetic book pics on Pinterest and had no idea where to get them so coming across one in a charity shop, still in its plastic cover, was incredible.

#books #dark academia #reading #literature #academia #lit #light academia #bookblr #booklr #nejj bookblr #book haul #book reccs #book recommendations #thrifted books #african american literature #book blog #fiction #short story anthology #modern classics #photography

[macrolit]

An African Treasury Langston Hughes (editor) This is 1 of 12 vintage paperback classics that comprise our current giveaw@y.

#an african treasury #langston hughes #literature #black #african #african american #african-american #lit

[linguisticty]

can you recommend some portuguese literature, not just in portuguese but from Portugal? I've saved your post on brazilian literature and appreaciated it a lot 🧡

sorry it took so long, anon. i always forget to check if someone asked something!

thank you so much for your request! i would love to do that. i might not be the hugest fan of portuguese literature, but i did major in it too... i'll start planning it and working on it. it will probably take a while, since i always make an effort to find any available translations and interesting info to bring to the table. i will make it clear i will only mention well known (as in, well known world-wide) portuguese authors because my idea is to bring light to more authors who deserve recognition.

i think i'll take advantage of this request and work on some portuguese language african literature masterpost as well, and even get back to some of my other masterposts ideas!

#linguisticty #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia women #latinx academia #latin american academia #latin american dark academia #literature #lit #portuguese literature #darkest academia #poc dark academia #portuguese major #poc academia #portuguese language literature #african literature

[bluestangel]

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry edited and compiled by Camille Dungy

#black poetry #african american literature #lit #literature #poems #black literature #black nature #camille dungy #bluestangel

[note-boom]

Say what you will about Bungo Stray Dogs but the fact is that it has inspired a good number of an entire generation to pick up 1800s to 1900s great literature from Japan, North America, and Europe and i think that's very cool of it really

#and if not to actually read to books then to make them aware of their existence #and if you're like me to spiral on a tangent to see what other cool books not as well-teached countries have #honestly you guys the little ive managed to read among the bsd authors has been fascinating #the postwar mentality and the struggles of those who didnt have religion to fall back on as a center of morality and meaning #thats some GOOD stuff to dig into #of course you'll find that anywhere but each literary period has its own vibe #usually that vibe is oversimplified tbh...esp considering each period even questioned their own themes and moods and the liie #*like #im hoping asagiri also delves into south american and African literature as well as other parts of asia/middle east... #as they have pretty cool things as well...and also a really different postwar perspective to look at it from #mainly we're sort of seeing lit from what we could consider winners? of war (oversimplification i know) #which is amazing and all because of the schools of thought that pop up... #but it would be neat to see the schools of thought that pop up from the literary greats of the countries that were victimized in the war #esp because the victim/victor distinction is never as clear cut as it looks #but im rambling again oops.... #this is actually a literature appreciation post disguised as a bsd appreciation post heh... #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd musings #i havent mentioned australian lit....forgive me...i actually dont know if ive read any classic authors from there #though the modern authors from australia ive read are very good #spitting nonsense #rambling in the tags sorry #edit: or maybe dont go into other country lits cause....well it depends on how its handled really... #it would be cool but at the same time.....

[jennaflare]

the funniest argument I've seen in favor of YA lit over adult fiction is "all adult fiction is about white professors having an affair with a student" because I don't think I've EVER read a book like that in my entire life. I'm not saying they don't exist but there's a plethora of books that aren't that so it's super easy to avoid them

#A close runner up is 'ya discusses politics sexuality and gender and adult lit doesnt' #Child get better book recs #Text #Brought to you by me struggling thru a ya book that I should probably just give up on #The west African fantasy setting had my attention but the writing is sooooo lackluster

[desdasiwrites]

"Damn, he’s an Aries. The thots of the zodiac."

–Tia Williams, Seven Days in June

#book quote of the day #tia williams #seven days in june #astrology #romance novels #chick lit #african american characters #poc representation #black romance #author of colour #disability representation #enemies to lovers #Brooklyn #New York #book quotes #book recommendations

[herecomesoberon]

Toni Morrison, Beloved

#quote #english #english major #herecomesoberon #literature #current read #books #poetry #beautiful quotes #toni morrison #beloved #african america history #african american literature #slavery #slavery narrative #american literature #American lit #American novel #novel #experimental #experimental writing #experimental literature #experimental lit

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Let the Children March • Frank Morrison, illustrator • (American, b. 1971) • Author, Monica Clark-Robinson • Clarion Books, publisher • 2018

In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world.

#illustration #art #illustrator #artwork #oil painting #contemporary illustration #african american artist #painting #children's literature #non-fiction children's literature #historical book for children #book illustration #kid lit #black american artist #sassafras and moonshine blog #black history #civil rights movement

[lovevalley45]

i have complained in the past abt being the token black student in my english classes n i have to say i’ve had that problem less at this college. however i still get that thrill any time my professor for a class that focuses on black literature asks smth n i get to be the one person who’s like ‘actually i know this one lads’

#alli says shit #he asked abt the sons of ham n i was like. oh well if someone else won’t do it #i rarely get the chance to feel smug in english classes with a double digit amount of students so i take my chances #like when we get to ‘passing’. oh baby. i’m gonna be thriving #like is it cheating that i took an african american lit class at my old school? absolutely not

[aurora-v-the-world]

Foolish old earth, returning and repeating itself, over and over. Never misses a show. How can you bear it, you ancient tart, giving the identical performance again and again, evenings and matinées, while the theatre crumbles around you, the lines in the script unchanging, to say nothing of the make-up, the costumes, the extravagant gestures … Tomorrow and tomorrow and the day after that …

Damon Galgut, The Promise

#the promise #south african lit #booker prize #damon galgut

[amarrymeinbostonwriter]

#banned books #lgbt books #banned book week #writing #authors #teen lit #libraries and schools #lgbt literature #vice news #youtube #books #all boys aren't blue #flamer #this book is gay #we are the ants #reblog #african american writers #hood feminism #racism #homophobia