Modern African Stories


Modern African Stories is an anthology of postcolonial African short stories, edited by Ghanaian writer and poet Ellis Ayitey Komey and South African writer, poet, and critic Es'kia Mphahlele. The anthology was published in London by Faber and Faber, in 1964.
The collection contains short stories from West Africa and South Africa, and one from Kenya. Books Abroad listed it as one of their "Outstanding 1964 Books". The introduction, by Komey and Mphahlele, assesses the position of African writers in the postcolonial period; according to William R. Ferris, Komey argues convincingly that African literature is written in response to white writing but that at the same time it can incorporate "traditional lore" successfully, not superficially, as Michael Crowder maintained.

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Note: names are written here as they are listed in the Table of Contents.