Download or read book Pr sence africaine written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hist rias do Tio Karel written by Sanni Metelerkamp and published by Literatura Livre – Sesc São Paulo. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quando Sanni Metelerkamp publicou Histórias do tio Karel, em 1914, a África do Sul tentava superar um período de grandes turbulências: anos de conflito entre os colonos holandeses, os zulus e os britânicos. A chegada de povos de todo o mundo em busca de ouro e diamantes, juntamente com o advento das ferrovias, abria o país e mudava a sociedade. Metelerkamp temia que muitas das antigas tradições e histórias se perdessem e, portanto, registrou algumas delas para a posteridade. "Esses contos são propriedade comum de todas as crianças da África do Sul", declarou a autora no prefácio, "e o são desde a primeira vez em que a região foi povoada, há milhares de anos". São contos folclóricos do extremo sul da África, narrados por tio Karel, personagem quase arquetípico que ilustra o povo san e sua sabedoria resignada por séculos de conflitos, conquistas tribais e a colonização europeia. A figura de Karel, embora exerça o protagonismo da obra, também revela indiretamente a visão colonialista da época em que o livro foi escrito e nos oferece um retrato das relações raciais na África do Sul do início do século 20. Submisso e carinhoso para com a família para a qual trabalha, o velho san descortina, através das proezas dos personagens de suas histórias, a sagacidade típica de seu povo. O livro traz também alguns contos da mitologia hotentote que, quando documentados pela primeira vez, encantaram os leitores com suas versões para a origem das estrelas e planetas. Além disso, é impossível não traçar um paralelo entre a sabedoria do sul do continente africano, em sua maneira simples e divertida de ensinar a enfrentar as adversidades da vida, com a história de resiliência dos africanos que foram arrancados de sua terra e trazidos a ferro e força para o continente americano. Acima de tudo, o livro celebra uma das formas mais antigas e prazerosas de se transmitir e perpetuar culturas: histórias em volta do fogo, repletas de magia e mistério, repassadas de geração a geração. Título original: Outa Karel's Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales (1914)
Download or read book Between the Lines written by Monique-Adelle Callahan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the Lines examines the role of three women poets of African descent--Frances Harper, Cristina Ayala, and Auta de Souza--in shaping the literary history of the Americas. Despite their different geographic locations, each shared common concerns and wrestled in their works with the sociopolitical predicaments of the late nineteenth century. Their verse vigorously examined slavery and confronted the existential struggle against boundaries imposed by race, nation, and gender. The writers each conceived of the poem as a dynamic forum where new concepts of individual and collective freedoms could be imagined. In their work readers encounter the poem as a site of cross-cultural exchange, a literary space in which the boundaries of nation can be redefined. Between the Lines places national poetics in a global economy of identities, histories and languages. It looks to poetry to demonstrate how people translate from one cultural or linguistic arena to another, how literary expression writes identities, and how language is used to conceptualize history. The book is the first to juxtapose Cuba, Brazil and the United States in a study of nineteenth-century women's poetry, and the first to include the Lusophone literary tradition in a comparative study of African descendants in Latin America, the U.S., and the Caribbean. With close readings and expertly rendered translations, Monique-Adelle Callahan situates the work of these three poets in a hemispheric context that opens up their writing to new interpretations and expands the definition of "African American" literature.
Download or read book Cavalos Selvagens O Carrossel dos Nunnehis written by Thais Marin, Mario de Lima and published by Editorial Cumio. This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Just One Year written by Gayle Forman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling companion title to the much-lauded Just One Day follows Willem's transformative journey toward self-discovery and true love, by the author of If I Stay. Picking up where Just One Day ended, Just One Year tells Willem's side of the story. After spending an amazing day and night with Allyson in Paris that ends in separation, Willem and Allyson are both searching for one another. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative journey, questioning his path, finding love, and ultimately, redefining himself. * “The complexity of Willem’s character, the twisting plot, and far-flung settings (including the Netherlands, Mexico, and India) create an alluring story that pushes beyond the realm of star-crossed romance.”— Publishers Weekly starred review “As much a travelogue as it is a romance, this novel will appeal to fans of the movie Before Sunrise or Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes (HarperCollins, 2005).”—School Library Journal “As [Willem] becomes engaged personally and professionally, readers will find their interest quickening, right up to the satisfying denouement.”—Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book O Drag o de Mardascan ou Em Busca do Diamante Azul written by Lediecio de Negreiros and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl receives from the Golden Eagle, in the Land of Mardascan, a magic blue diamond. Demion, an evil being, sends his emissaries to get the magic stone from her. She must get her gift back, and the destiny of Mardascan and possibly all worlds depends on her attitude. So, with the help of an unexpected friend, a journey is started. This journey will take them through the Land of Mardascan, passing by incredible places and situations, and interacting with incredible beings, either good as evil. And the culminating decision, and the most important one, will take place in proper home of evil. This is a magical adventure, a challenge of will, friendship and determination. Uma menina recebe da a?guia Dourada, na terra de Mardascan, um magico diamante azul. Demion, um ser do mal, envia emissarios para tomarem dela a magica pedra. Ela tem de recuperar a dadiva, e o destino de Mardascan, e talvez de todos os mundos, depende de sua atitude. Entao, com a ajuda de um amigo inesperado, uma jornada a(c) iniciada, e tal jornada ira leva-los atrava(c)s da terra de Mardascan, passando por lugares e situaaaes incra-veis, e a interagir com seres diferentes e estranhos, tanto bons quanto maus. E a decisao cra-tica e culminante, a decisao mais importante, sera tomada no lugar em que mora e reina o pra3prio mal. Esta a(c) uma aventura magica, um desafio de vontade, amizade, e determinaaao.
Download or read book I Am a Black Woman written by Mari Evans and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On this and other worlds written by Kristine Stenzel and published by Language Science Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume offers a collection of twelve interlinear texts reflecting the vast linguistic diversity of Amazonia as well as the rich verbal arts and oral literature traditions of Amazonian peoples. Contributions to the volume come from a variety of geographic regions and represent the Carib, Jê, Tupi, East Tukano, Nadahup, and Pano language families, as well as three linguistic isolates. The selected texts exemplify a variety of narrative styles recounting the origins of constellations, crops, and sacred cemeteries, and of travel to worlds beyond death. We hear tales of tricksters and of encounters between humans and other beings, learn of battles between enemies, and gain insight into history and the indigenous perspective of creation, cordiality and confrontation. The contributions to this volume are the result of research efforts conducted since 2000, and as such, exemplify rapidly expanding investment and interest in documenting native Amazonian voices. They moreover demonstrate the collaborative efforts of linguists, anthropologists, and indigenous leaders, storytellers, and researchers to study and preserve Amazonian languages and cultures. Each chapter offers complete interlinear analysis as well as ample commentary on both linguistic and cultural aspects, appealing to a wide audience, including linguists, historians, anthropologists, and other social scientists. This collection is the first of its type, constituting a significant contribution to focused study of Amazonian linguistic diversity and a relevant addition to our broader knowledge of Amerindian languages and cosmologies.
Download or read book Just One Day written by Gayle Forman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life. A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the “accidents” of fate, Just One Day shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know. The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!
Download or read book History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature written by Friedrich Bouterwek and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sam The Speedy Sloth written by Matthew Ralph and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cute rhyming children's picture book about a speedy sloth who feels different than the others, and goes on an adventure of self-discovery.
Download or read book A Bota de Ferro written by Jack London and published by Literatura Livre – Sesc São Paulo. This book was released on 2024-08-23 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O livro trata do momento socialista das massas no começo do século 20. Naquela época, com a opressão trabalhadora criada pela recentíssima revolução industrial, a população ainda relutava em se ver refém de empregos em áreas urbanas insalubres, com salários de fome e jornadas de trabalho elásticas. As fábricas contratavam crianças a partir dos oito anos, os homens trabalhavam em minas de carvão sem equipamentos de segurança e as mulheres tendiam a morrer ainda muito novas. Os eventos se encadeiram quando um eloquente e entusiasmado trabalhador passa a organizar uma reviravolta no sistema dominado pelos empresários dos Estados Unidos. Sua provocação acaba por criar um mal ainda pior, a Oligarquia ou, como ele mesmo a batizaria, A Bota de Ferro — um governo de classes corrupto e opressor que duraria sete séculos. Escrito de forma autobiográfica pela esposa do revolucionário Ernest Everhard, morto em uma emboscada, o Manuscrito Everhard só seria encontrado séculos depois, quando a sociedade finalmente encontraria um sistema justo e próspero para todos os seus cidadãos; a autobiografia é, então, anotada por Anthony Meredith, um representante do Movimento Mundial do Trabalho. Em A Bota de Ferro (The Iron Heel, 1908), London relata cenas e eventos que parecem proféticos tanto ao seu futuro imediato como até mesmo ao século 21. Quando o escreveu, a Revolução Russa ainda não havia acontecido, as grandes guerras entre Alemanha e Europa e EUA também não e os movimentos de trabalhadores e seus sindicatos estavam sendo metodicamente desmantelados. Ao lado de Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro, Admirável mundo novo e Fahrenheit 451, este livro tem seu lugar de honra assegurado entre os cânones da literatura distópica. Com uma biografia relida séculos no futuro e com uma narradora feminina em primeira pessoa, London ousou quanto às regras gerais da literatura da época e de seu próprio estilo. Esta edição de A Bota de Ferro integra a segunda temporada do projeto Literatura Livre, fruto da parceria entre o Sesc São Paulo e o Instituto Mojo de Comunicação Intercultural, que promove o acesso gratuito a obras clássicas em domínio público por meio da tradução direta do idioma original.
Download or read book The Way written by S. Glover 4 and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of John The Three Epistles of John & The Book of Revelation King James Version, Reina-Valera Antigua, Chinese Union Version, Russian Synodal Version, Louis Segond, João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada, 1934 Vietnamese Bible, Ukrainian Bible, Cornilescu, 1550 Stephanus New Testament, Svenska 1917, Maori Bible Thomas Saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me. -John 14:5,6
Download or read book Castro written by António Ferreira and published by UC Biblioteca Geral 1. This book was released on 1987 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
