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Tendi: six examples of a Swahili classical verse form with translations & notes
Utendi wa Mwana Kupona [Mwana Kupona’s Poem] is one of the most popular poems in Swahili literature. It was written around 1858 by Mwana Kupona binti Mshamu (c. 1810-1860) for her daughter, Mwana Hashima binti Sheikh (1841-1933). Didactic in purpose,…
Binadamu na maendeleo [Man and development]
Includes essays on development, progress, work, and freedom, also published under the English title, Man and Development.
Call Number: DT448.2 .N8819
Call Number: DT448.2 .N8819
Wema hawajazaliwa [The Beautiful ones are not yet born]
Translation of The Beautiful ones are not yet born, by the Ghanaian author, Ayi Kwei Armah.
Call Number: PR9379.9 .A7 B4319 1997
Call Number: PR9379.9 .A7 B4319 1997
Wasifu wa Moi [Praise of Moi]
A collection of praise poems about President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya.
Call Number: PL8704 .A2 W33
Call Number: PL8704 .A2 W33
Wasifu wa Kenyatta [Praise for Kenyatta]
A collection of praise poems of Jomo Kenyatta, first President of Kenya.
Call Number: PL8704.A2 W3
Call Number: PL8704.A2 W3
Ujamaa vijijini [Ujamaa villages]
Julius Nyerere's speech on the importance of the socialist scheme he introduced into Tanzania during his presidency.
Call Number: DT448.2 .N94 1967
Call Number: DT448.2 .N94 1967
Uhuru na maendeleo [Freedom and progress]
Julius Nyerere's speech on freedom and progress.
Call Number: DT448.2 .N94 1967
Call Number: DT448.2 .N94 1967
Maisha yangu gerezani (2001-2007) au Simulizi la siku elfu moja na mia nane themanini na nane za mateso [My life in prison: or, a narrative of 1,888 days of tribulation]
It seems relevant in the context of Swahili language and politics to draw attention to Kamara Kusupa’s recently published prison memoir recounting his experience as political detainee in a Tanzanian prison.
Call Number: DT448.25.K87 A3 2011
Call Number: DT448.25.K87 A3 2011