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Amana: The Child Who Was a God
Kama Sywor Kamanda
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Description for Amana: The Child Who Was a God
Paperback. This is one of the best-loved stories by Africa's most celebrated storyteller, Kama Sywor Kamanda, lavishly illustrated by the Japanese artist Izumi Ishikawa Illustrator(s): Ishikawa, Izumi. Num Pages: 40 pages, 17 colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 230 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
This is one of the best-loved stories by Africa's most celebrated storyteller, Kama Sywor Kamanda, lavishly illustrated by the Japanese artist Izumi IshikawaIn Kerma, a country in ancient Nubia near the source of the river Nile, a child who was a god was born. His name was Amana. His grandfather looked after him as his parents had been carried away by spirits. One day, the king of Meroe, who had no sons, decided to adopt him. His grandfather, knowing that his future lay elsewhere, allowed him to go to where his destiny called him.The oracles had predicted that Amana ... Read more
This is one of the best-loved stories by Africa's most celebrated storyteller, Kama Sywor Kamanda, lavishly illustrated by the Japanese artist Izumi IshikawaIn Kerma, a country in ancient Nubia near the source of the river Nile, a child who was a god was born. His name was Amana. His grandfather looked after him as his parents had been carried away by spirits. One day, the king of Meroe, who had no sons, decided to adopt him. His grandfather, knowing that his future lay elsewhere, allowed him to go to where his destiny called him.The oracles had predicted that Amana ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780992686390
SKU
V9780992686390
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-33
About Kama Sywor Kamanda
KAMA SYWOR KAMANDA is one of Africa's greatest story-tellers. His imagery comes from African traditions but constitutes a universe at the boundary between the fantastic and the author's own reality. Kamanda's works have been translated into many languages and he has earned many prizes, including the Black Africa Grand Prize for Literature, the Paul Verlaine Prize and the Theophile ... Read more
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