Book 5 - Streets Paved with Gold    by Clive Cooke
Price: Free! 3880 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
This is a story about a young migrant worker who made good in the big city and returns home after several years’ absence. He makes a grand entrance into his village showing off his material wealth. However, his family and the village elders teach him a lesson in “uBuntu” the African tradition of sharing.

Book 4 - Streets Paved with Gold    by Clive Cooke
Price: Free! 5230 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
This humorous short story is set during the 1970s in a small town near Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Two young, apprentice crooks eager to join the “big time” finally meet up with a real criminal and are taken to the cleaners.

Book 3 - Streets Paved with Gold    by Clive Cooke
Price: Free! 3110 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
This short story poses the question: where does one draw the boundary between a husband’s infidelity and a polygamous marriage in traditional African society?

Book 2 Streets Paved with Gold    by Clive Cooke
Price: Free! 4750 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
This story is set about forty years ago at the time when laws were passed forbidding mixed marriages and sex across the colour bar. The main character in the story is faced with a moral dilemma: whether to co-operate with the authorities and betray his respected mentor for breaking the law, or whether to sacrifice a friend in order to protect his mentor.

Book 1 - Streets Paved with Gold    by Clive Cooke
Price: Free! 5290 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 28, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
Johannesburg, the city of gold! The streets, so it was thought, were literally paved with gold. Millions of migrants flocked to the city every year looking for work. This story, set in the 1960s, follows the fortunes of a migrant worker at a time when influx control caused untold hardships for many.

Heard It on the Grapevine    by Clive Cooke
Price: $4.99 USD. 87400 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 2, 2013. Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author.
This collection of short stories ranges from light and humorous to serious. The eight stories about corporate culture are highly satirical. Pity Frank, the project manager, running around in circles trying to satisfy every boss and his dog. Learn the secrets of the Corporate Smile. Recognize the sociopath manager. Meet the team of demotivated subordinates.

Rivulets of Love in Africa    by David John Bwakali
Price: $4.99 USD. 48770 words. Language: American English. Published on December 29, 2012. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
Rivulets is a story of love and empowerment in Africa. In a small village deep in Eastern Africa, a young man stumbles into immense treasure. For years, he lived with it but never knew that it was there. He even drank it and took his cows to drink it, but never viewed it as treasure. It took a mango for Ocha, the young man to finally see the treasure for what it was.

VILLAGE UNDER SIEGE    by Stephen Misori
Price: $5.00 USD. 30710 words. Language: English. Published on December 5, 2012. Fiction » Literary collections » African.
Village under siege is a story that tells of the intrigues in a society that wants to keep up with the times but also wants to remain as it has been. is it possible to have your cake and eat it? find out what happens as a village full of potential and promise tries to establish its identity.