
Short stories from the countries of the Commonwealth edited by Glenys Acland and Ken Watson
The British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, was responsible for spreading the English language across the world. This selection of short stories comes from the writers of many of those countries which became part of what is now the British Commonwealth. These include:
- Canada
- England
- India
- Jamaica
- Malaysia and Singapore
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Wales
The selection provides 29 stories, many by famous authors such as the Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer and the Nigerian Chinua Achebe, whose novel Things Fall Apart is the most widely read work of African literature. As well as containing storytelling of the highest quality, the collection has the added value of providing insights into the societies from which the stories come.
There is also a Cousins Across the Sea Teacher’s Resource Book, by Glenys Acland, Ken Watson and Rachel Duke, which includes
- Using response journals
- The short story form – an introductory unit
- Activities on groups of stories
- Notes and Activities on individual stories
- Activities applicable to a range of stories
- Notes on the authors
- Some background notes on the literature of the Commonwealth
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
AFRICA
South Africa
- Nadine Gordimer The Moment Before the Gun Went Off
- Nadine Gordimer The Ultimate Safari
Botswana
- Bessie Head The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses
Nigeria
- Chinua Achebe Civil Peace
- Ben Okri In the Shadow of War
Zambia
- Ellen Banda-Aaku Sozi's Box
THE AMERICAS
Canada
- Margaret Laurence The Loons
- Margaret Atwood Gertrude Talks Back
- W.P.Kinsella The Job
- David Arnason A Girl's Story
Jamaica
- Michael Reckord Dog Food
Trinidad
- Samuel Selvon The Cricket Match
ASIA
India
- Anita Desai The Accompanist
- Paul Zacharia The Last Show
Singapore
- Catherine Lim Monster
AUSTRALASIA
Australia
- Tim Winton Neighbours
- Gayle Kennedy Life's Good When Ya Know How
- Frank Moorhouse Mechanical Aptitude
- Dal Stivens The Unicorn
New Zealand
- Janet Frame Swans
- Bernard Gadd Where to Go
- Bill Manhire Flights of Angels
UNITED KINGDOM
England
- William Sansom The Vertical Ladder
- Jan Mark Feet
- John Gordon The Place
- Gerald Kersh Something on His Mind
- Denis Norden The Stars and Stripes Forever
Northern Ireland
- Jude Collins Travel Sickness
Scotland
- Brian McCabe The Face
Wales
- Leslie Norris Snowdrops
Date of Publication | 2008 |
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ISBN | 9781921085734 |
Subject | English |