And Crocodiles Are Hungry at Night

by Jack Mapanje

This book is a powerful contribution to the genre of the prison memoir in Africa. Jack Mapanje represents the moving account of a poet's imprisonment by the state, the struggle to probe the hidden motives behind his arrest and his attempt to provide an unforgettable record of the architecture of imprisonment, the archeology of oppression and the perpetual struggle between the forces of trust and those of naked power. Mapanje's release after three...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0956240178
• ISBN13: 9780956240170
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Ayebia Clarke Publishing
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"