FICTION from Choice Words

187 pages. Won the 1992 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for best first book from an African author. From the back cover - It was midnight. The little village of Susa slept in darkness in the heart of the forest farms, among the tall trees. The mahoganies and sapeles stood tall in the dark sky, providing a canopy over the village and deepening the… Read more about this item

160 pages, 1st edition, very good condition for age. From the inside cover - To Britannicus, a veterinary sergeant in a Roman auxiliary force stationed in Palestine, to his officers and to the Roman Procurator, the activities of an obscure Jewish prophet were cause for considerable alarm. Could Jesus of Nazareth be the looked for leader of a nationalist uprising which… Read more about this item