A Basket of Leaves
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
 Cover of first edition (paperback) | |
| Author | Geoffrey B. Wisner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Literary criticism |
| Published | 2007 (Jacana Media) |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 289 |
| ISBN | 978-1-77009-206-8 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 161792466 |
| LC Class | PL8010 .W57 2007 |
A Basket of Leaves is a collection of 54 essays by Geoff Wisner, each of which examines one or more books about a different African country. The collection was published by Jacana Media in 2007. The authors of the selected books are (variously) African, American, West Indian, and European. Some of the authors are black, and others are white. Some of the books are fiction, and others are non-fiction; 28 of them were authored or co-authored by women. The selected works were originally published in Arabic, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, and other languages.[1]
Reviewed works
 |
- ↑ Originally published in French as La Nuit sauvage.
- ↑ Originally published in French as Le Blanc de l’Algérie.
- ↑ Originally published in Polish as Jeszcze dzień życia.
- ↑ Originally published in French as Mission terminée.
References
- ↑ Eberhart, George (January 2009). "New Publications". C&RL News. 70 (1). Association of College and Research Libraries. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
Further reading
- Wisner, Geoff (April 2009). "Geoff Wisner". Laura Reviews (Interview). Interviewed by Laura Cococcia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.