East and Central Africa

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 2; on pp. 10-14 there is the East and Central African section, compiled by E. Wright, of 'Annual Bibliography of Commonwealth Literature I965 '.

Okot p'Bitek. Song of Lawino, illustrated by Frank Horley, 216 pp. East African Publishing House (Modern African Library), Nairobi, paperbound, 8s 50 cts; thirteen related songs transposed from the author's own original version in Acoli. (U)

—' Return the Bridewealth', in Transition, 24, pp. 52-3 (see Journals). (U)

Wangusa, Timothy. 'The Journey Back', in Penpoint, 21., pp. 20-32 (see Journals). (U)

Kachingwe, Aubrey. No Easy Task, vi+233 pp. H.E.B.; cloth, I8s; paperbound (African Writers Series), 7s. (M)

Kassam, Sadru. 'The Antkind', in Penpoint, 21, pp. 16-17; satirical short story (see Journals). (K)

— 'The Morning', in Penpoint, 20, pp. 14-16. (K)

Kibera, Leonard. 'Softly Falling', in East Africa Journal, III, 6, pp. 39-42; short story (see Journals). (K)

Kimenye, Barbara. Kalasanda Revisited, 110 pp. O.U.P. (Three Crowns Series), paperbound, 5s; eight more stories about a typical village in Buganda. (U)

— The Smugglers, 64 pp. Nelson, paperbound, 3s 9d; adventure story. (U)

, — 'The Pig', in East Africa Journal, III, 6, pp. 51-5; short story. (U)

Ngugi, James. Weep Not, Child, with Introduction by Ime Ikiddeh, xiv+162 pp. H.E.B., paperbound, 6s; first published 1964, H.E.B. (K)

— 'The Road Across the Land', in Through African Eyes , pp. 41-6 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Anthologies); an extract from Weep not, Child (H.E.B., 1964). (K)

— 'Where Did the Land Go?' in Modern African Narrative , pp. 166-82 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Anthologies); an extract from Weep Not, Child. (K)

— 'Uhuru', in Meanjin Quarterly, XXV, 2, pp. 420-30 (see AUSTRALIA, Journals ); an extract from his novel, A Grain of Wheat to be published 1967. (K)

Njoroge, J.K. Tit for Tat, illustrated by Adrienne Moore, vi+100 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi, paperbound, 4s 50 cts; original and traditional stories. (K)

Odaga, Asenath. Jande's Ambition, 72 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi , paperbound, 3s; children's book. (K)

— The Secret of Monkey Rock, illustrated by William Agutu, 40 pp. Nelson, paperbound, 2s 6d; adventure story. (K)

Ogot, Grace. 'Elizabeth', in East Africa Journal, III, 6, pp. II-18; short story. (K)

Somji, Sadru. 'The Judgement', in Penpoint, 20, pp. 6-10; short story. (T)

Wangusa, Timothy. 'A Reckoning', in Makererean, 2 August (see Journals). (U)

—— 'Spotting Her', in Penpoint, 21, pp. 40-3. (U)

Gatheru, R. Mugo. Child of Two Worlds, with Introduction by St. Clair Drake, xiv+216 pp. H.E.B. (African Writers Series), paperbound, 7s; first published 1964, Routledge & Kegan Paul. (K)

Gicaru, Muga. 'Baboons and Leopards', in Through African Eyes, Vol. II, pp. 6-11 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Anthologies ); an extract from Land of Sunshine, Lawrence & Wishart. (K)

Kariuki, Josiah Mwangi. 'Scenes from Detention Camp Life', in Modern African Narrative, pp. 105-24 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Anthologies); an extract from Mau Mau Detainee (O.U.P., 1963). (K)

Kaunda, Kenneth. A Humanist in Africa, with Introduction by Colin Morris, 136 pp. Longmans; cloth, I6s; paperbound, 7s 6d; political philosophy in letters to Rev. Colin Morris. (Z)

— Zambia: Independence and Beyond, edited and introduced by Colin Legum , map, xiii+265 pp. Nelson, 35s; excerpts from speeches by President Kaunda. (Z)

Kayira, Legson. I Will Try, 192 pp. Longmans, 2Is; autobiography of a youth who walked 2,500 miles to gain education. (M)

Kenyatta, Jomo. 'An African Education', in Through African Eyes, Vol. II, pp. 7-II; an extract from Facing Mount Kenya ( Secker & Warburg, 1938).(K)

— Mandaraka Day Address to the Nation Ist June 1966, 19 pp. Kenya Govt Printers, Nairobi. (K)

— My People the Kikuyu, frontispiece, with Foreword by the author, vi+59 pp. O.U.P., Nairobi, paperbound, 2s; first published 1942 ; Kikuyu history and society before the coming of the Europeans . (K)

Dahal, Charity. The Orange Thieves, 56 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi , 2s 50 cts; traditional stories retold for school-children. (K)

Kilekwa, Petro. 'The Slave Dhow', in Through African Eyes, Vol. II, pp. 57-60; an extract from Slave Boy to Priest (translated into English by K. H. Nixon Smith, United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1937) (Z)

Mbiti, John S. Akamba Stories, x+240 pp. Clarendon Press, Oxford, (Oxford Library of African Literature) 45 s; eighty traditional stories selected from a collection of fifteen hundred. (K)

Mbotela, James Juma. 'The Fighting in the Valley of Lion Grass', in Through African Eyes, Vol. I, pp. 58-62; an extract from The Freeing of the Slaves in East Africa (translated from Swahili by C. G. Richards, Evans, 1956). (K)

Mwata Kazembe Xiv. 'A Mother's Revenge', in Through African Eyes, Vol. I, pp. 86-9; an extract from My Ancestors and My People (translated into English by Ian Cunnison, University of Zambia Institute of Social Research, 1962). (Z)

Njururi, Ngumbu. Agikuyu Folk Tales, ix+109 pp. O.U.P., 13s 6d; twenty-five traditional stories. (K)

Osogo, John. The Bride Who Wanted a Special Present, illustrated by A. Ng'ethe , ix+63 pp. EastAfrican Literature Bureau,Nairobi,paperbound, 3s; folk-tales from Western Kenya. (K)

Waciuma, Charity. Mweru the Ostrich Girl, 48 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi , paperbound, 2s 50 cts; traditional stories retold for schoolchildren. (K)

— The Golden Feather, 48 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi , paperbound, 2s 50 cts; traditional stories retold for schoolchildren. (K)

Gatheru, R. Mugo. Review of Child of Two Worlds, in New Africa, VIII, 9 and 10, p. 22 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

Kachingwe, Aubrey. , 'A Political Novel from Malawi', H.S. Collin , in African Forum , II, 2, pp. 124-5 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals); review of No Easy Task.

— 'Babbling About', D. Thompson , in The New African, V, 3, p. 73 (see AFRICA: G E N E R A L, Journals); includes a review of No Easy Task.

— 'First Malawian and Gambian Novels', J. Reed , in JCL, 2, pp. 172-3; includes a review of No Easy Task.

— 'Malawi's First Novel', E. Wright , in East Africa Journal, III, 2, pp. 30-I (see Journals); a review of No Easy Task.

Kayira, Legson. 'Remarkable Try', A. Hutchinson , in The New African, June, p. 115; review of I Will Try.

Kimenye, Barbara. 'Babbling About', D. Thompson. in The New African, V, 3, p. 73; includes a review of Kalasanda.

— Review of Kalasanda, B. Lindfors , in Books Abroad , XL, 2, University of Oklahoma , Norman, Okla., U.S.A., p. 489.

— 'Village Gossip', H. Welbourn , in Transition, 24, p. 24 (see Journals); a review of Kalasanda.

Ngugi, James. 'James Ngugi', an interview with Alan Marcuson, with photographs, in Union News, Leeds University, I8 November, pp. 6-8.

— 'Antagonism in the Land', E. Wright , in East Africa Journal, III, 7, p. 40; a review of The River Between.

— Review of The River Between, A.J. Shelton, Jnr. , in Africa Report, XI, 5, pp. 66-7.

— A discussion by James Ngugi, John Nagenda and Robert Serumaga of Ngugi's The River Between, in Cultural Events in Africa, 15, pp. I-III of supplement (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals ).

Njau, Rebecca. Review of The Scar, B. Lindfors , in Books Abroad, XL, 3, p. 360.

Somali Poetry: An Introduction, ed. B. W. Andrezejewski and I. M. Lewis. Reviewed by E. C. Kennedy, Africa Report, XI, I, p. 50 (see AFRICA: GENE.RAL, Journals).

Swahili Prose Texts, ed. L. Harries. Reviewed by H. E. Lambert, Tanzania Notes and Records, 65, p. III (see Journals).

' Concluding Statement and Recommendations', prepared by delegates to the Seminar on African Culture and New East African Writing , Nairobi, December 1965, in Cultural Events in Africa, 14, pp. I-III of supplement.

' Drums and Drama in Central Africa', W. Lucas , in Drama: Quarterly Theatre Review, n.s. No 82 ( British Drama League, 9 Fitzroy Sq., London, W.I),pp. 38-41.

East Africa's Cultural Heritage, plates, 128 pp. East African Publishing House, Nairobi, paperbound, I4s; sixteen papers delivered at the Seminar on African Culture and New East African Writing held by the East African Institute of Social and Cultural Affairs in December I965.

' The Literary Drought', a discussion between Gerald Moore, Ezekiel Mphahlele. Okot p'Bitek and David Rubadiri, in East Africa Journal , II, 10, pp. II-15.

' The Theatrical Situation in Zambia', in World Theatre, XV, I (International Theatre Institute, I0 Earlham St., London, W.C.2), pp. 56-7.

Darlite, I, I, Literature Dept, University College, Box 9I84, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is; once every term.

East Africa Journal, II, 9-10 and III, I-9 [III, I numbered II, II]. East African Institute of Social and Cultural Affairs , Box 30492, Nairobi; East Africa, 2s 25 cts; elsewhere, 4s 6d. Annual sub. E.A., 2Is; elsewhere, 36s; monthly; special issue, New East African Writing, III, 6.

Journal of Modern African Studies, IV, I-2, C.U.P. for University College , Dar es Salaam; Annual sub., 40s; ' quarterly'.

Makererean, newspaper. Students' Union, Makerere University College, Box 262, Kampala, Uganda. Annual sub. (I5 issues), 7s 50 cts; fortnightly in term time; includes new writing from time to time.

Makerere Journal, I2, Faculty of Arts, Makerere University College, Kampala, 5 s; irregular.

New Writing from Zambia. The Writers' Group, Box 1879, Lusaka, Zambia, is; short stories, poems, articles.

Penpoint, 20-21, Dept of English, Makerere University College , Box 262, Kampala,. is. Sub. 5s; twice annually.

Tanzania Notes and Records: Journal of the Tanzania Society, 5s. Tanzania Society Box 5II, Dar es Salaam, I7s 50 cts.

Transition, 24-27. Transition Ltd., Box 20026, Kampala; East Africa, 2s 50 cts; U.K., 3s 6d. Annual sub., E.A., I5s; U.K., 23s.

The Uganda Journal, XXX, 1-2. Uganda Society, Private Bag, Kampala. Distributed to members, annual sub., 30s; twice annually.