Beschreibung:

X; 356 S.; graph. Darst.; 23 cm; kart.

Bemerkung:

Gutes Ex.; Einband geringfügig berieben. - Englisch. - Christine McClymont, Patrick O'Rourke, Julie Prest, Peter Prest, Glen Sorestad. // Something to Declare is a collection of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction that allows senior high school students to explore personal, social, and imaginative themes in world literature. Its thematic structure also encourages suidents to see similarities and differences between and among literatures from around the world. The richness of these literatures is made accessible by helpful explanatory notes, a cross-reference chart that allows selection by geographical areas, and concise author biographies that offer insight into the role of the writer in diverse social and cultural contexts. (Verlagstext) // INHALT : ... The Duel in Mercy Ward, Ian McDonald (short story) / --- Trinidad --- At the River, Patricia Grace (short story) / New Zealand --- RUMOURS --- The Kiss, Alice Walker (poem) / United States --- Limbo Dancer at Immigration, John Agard (poem) / Guyana --- Notes of a Native Son, James Baldwin (non-fiction) / --- United States --- Obasan, Joy Kogawa (short story) / Canada --- Essay, Nawal El Saadawi (non-fiction) / Egypt --- The Prisoner, William Mcllvanney (short story) / Scotland --- The Meeting, Jorge Luis Borges (short story) / Argentina --- The Poor, Roberto Sosa (poem) / Honduras --- Decomposition, Zulfikar Ghose (poem) / Pakistan --- What's a Bum, Mom?, Kathleen Rockwell Lawrence (non-fiction) / --- United States --- Dives, Edward Kamau Brathwaite (poem) / Barbados --- No Witchcraft for Sale, Doris Lessing (short story) / Zimbabwe --- ROOTS --- Roots, Rienzi Crusz (poem) / Sri Lanka --- A Horse and Two Goats, R.K. Narayan (short story) / India --- American Dreams, Peter Carey (short story) / Australia --- The Chosen One, Catherine Lim (short story) / Singapore --- The Sacrificial Egg, Chinua Achebe (short story) / Nigeria --- The Novelist as Teacher, Chinua Achebe (non-fiction) / Nigeria --- The Women's Swimming Pool, Hanan Al Shaykh (short story) / --- Lebanon --- Flowers, Dennis Craig (poem) / Guyana --- Where the World Began, Margaret Laurence (non-fiction) / --- Canada --- The Natural World, Rigoberta Menchu (non-fiction) / --- Guatemala --- Our Earth Will Not Die, Niyi Osundare (poem) / Nigeria --- CLASHES --- The Long March, Mao Tse-tung (poem) / China Lilies, Ru Zhijuan (short story) / China --- (u.v.a.m.) ISBN 0195409981