Dari balik sel penjara, Firdaus -- yang divonis gantung karena telah membunuh seorang germo -- mengisahkan liku-liku kehidupannya. Dari sejak masa kecilnya di desa, hingga ia menjadi pelacur kelas atas di Kota Kairo. Ia menyambut gembira hukuman gantung itu. Bahkan dengan tegas ia menolak grasi kepada presiden yang diusulkan oleh dokter penjara. Menurut Firdaus, vonis itu justru merupakan satu-…
from the back covers: 'Sometimes I think this search is hopeless. So much has happened since I last saw my friends. Perhaps they have died or the rebels have taken them away. But I know I have to find Laker. I know she needs me.' In a country torn by war, it is easy to stop hoping. All Atita has is an old photograph. She does not even know if she will recognize Laker after all these years .…
You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective. He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores a wide range of subjects, from chronicling urban life in Lagos and the lively West Afr…
As a young boy, Little Stevie learnt about rhythm in the kitchen, banging on pots and pans. Soon, he was playing his uncle's harmonica and a neighbour's old piano, and by the age of 11 he signed his first music contract with Motown. With a bright smile and infectious optimism, he became an icon, making music that people could believe in and sing along to. This inspiring story of the musician's …