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This is a study guide to Okot p’Bitek’s famous “Song of Lawino” one of. the most influential works of African Literature. It is a close reading of the text within the broader context of African literature and literary theory. Discussing themes, characterization, as well as techniques, such as defamiliarization, this study guide places “Song of Lawino” in a comparative context that students of literature will find useful.

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Kitabu hiki ni tafsiri ya kitabu kiitwacho “Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences” ambacho kimekuwa maarufu tangu kilipochapishwa mwaka 2005. Lengo la kitabu lilikuwa kuwawezesha waAfrika na waMarekani kuelewana na kuepuka kutoelewana na migogoro inayotokana na tofauti za tamaduni. Wasomaji waTanzania na waMarekani walinihimiza kukitafsiri. Hatimaye, mwaka 2023 Mwafrika Merinyo aliamua kukitafsiri. Nami naona amefanya kazi nzuri sana.

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This is a study guide on Chinua Achebe’s famous novel, Things Fall Apart. I decided to publish it after noting that an earlier and shorter online version was popular among students and teachers across the world.

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Kitabu hiki ni mkusanyiko wa insha nilizoandika mwaka 2009 na kuzichapisha katika gazeti la KWANZA JAMII. Vile vile kuna mahojiano niliyofanyiwa na blogu ya Bongo Celebrity, mwaka 2008. Kwa ujumla, yaliyomo ni mawazo kuhusu masuala mbali mbali ya uchumi, siasa, jamii, na utamaduni yanayoihusu Tanzania na dunia kwa ujumla.

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This book presents English translations of ten Matengo folktales from Southern Tanzania, which the author recorded in the mid-1970s. Matengo is the author’s mother tongue. In addition to the tales, some of which include songs presented in both Matengo and English, there are commentaries on each tale and a concluding essay on the folktale. Accessible to the ordinary reader, this book is also used in college courses. On November 23, 2017 this book hit the limelight when it was featured on “Jeopardy,” the famous American TV show.

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This book discusses differences between African and American culture, to help prevent cultural miscommunications which might poison or ruin relationships between Africans and Americans. Americans who go to Africa highly recommend this book, and so do Africans who live in the U.S.A. Americans and Africans in relationships of any kind, whether business or personal, find this book indispensable.

This is a sequel to my, Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences. The latter is widely read and also featured in college and university programs from the USA to China. With additional insights into issues raised in the earlier book, Chickens in the Bus addresses new topics, such as child raising and the cultural dimension of business between Africans and Americans. Readers treasure this book.