Geoff Wisner
Encyclopedia
Geoff Wisner is a book reviewer, editor, and writer. Wisner is a graduate of Harvard University
and is the author of A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books That Capture the Spirit of Africa
, published by Jacana Media. His articles appear in publications such as the Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor
, Wall Street Journal, Transition Magazine
, and Wild Earth
. He currently lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
, New York
.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and is the author of A Basket of Leaves: 99 Books That Capture the Spirit of Africa
A Basket of Leaves
A Basket of Leaves is a 2007 collection of essays by Geoff Wisner. It is a literary tour of Africa and there is an essay on a book for all 54 countries on the continent.-Included book reviews:Algeria* The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles...
, published by Jacana Media. His articles appear in publications such as the Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday to Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of 2009, the print circulation was 67,703.The CSM is a newspaper that covers...
, Wall Street Journal, Transition Magazine
Transition Magazine
Transition Magazine , founded by Rajat Neogy , a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, was published from 1961 to 1976 on the African continent and was revived in 1991 in the United States. Born in Africa and bred in the Diaspora, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling, most curious...
, and Wild Earth
Wild Earth
Wild Earth was an environmentalist magazine published in the United States by the Wildlands Project between 1991 and 2004.Wild Earth came about when the original Earth First!: The Radical Environmental Journal ceased publication in late 1990. That publication was associated with the environmental...
. He currently lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Book Reviews
- Poetry Written Out of Outrage: The Rising of the Ashes by Tahar Ben JellounTahar Ben JellounTahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan poet and writer. The entirety of his work is written in French, although his first language is Arabic.-Life:...
, The Quarterly Conversation (2010) - Magical Realist Africa: A River Called Time by Mia CoutoMia CoutoAntónio Emílio Leite Couto , better known as Mia Couto, is a world-renowned Mozambican writer.-Early years:Couto was born in the city of Beira, Mozambique’s second largest city, where he was also raised and schooled. He is the son of Portuguese emigrants who moved to the former Portuguese colony in...
, The Quarterly Conversation (2010) - Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oNgugi wa Thiong'oNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan author, formerly working in English and now working in Gĩkũyũ. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature...
, The Quarterly Conversation (2010) - Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza MengisteMaaza MengisteMaaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian writer.In 1974, when Mengiste was four years old, Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup. Among the victims of the revolution were three of Mengiste's maternal uncles. Her family was forced to flee the country, and she grew up in Lagos, Nigeria,...
, The Christian Science Monitor (2010) - The Journal of Henry David Thoreau edited by Damion Searls, The Quarterly Conversation (2009)
- The Education of a British-Protected Child by Chinua AchebeChinua AchebeAlbert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic...
, The Christian Science Monitor (2009) - Becoming Americans edited by Ilan StavansIlan StavansIlan Stavans is a Mexican-American, essayist, lexicographer, cultural commentator, translator, short-story author, TV personality, and teacher known for his insights into American, Hispanic, and Jewish cultures.- Life :Ilan Stavans was born in Mexico to a middle-class Jewish family from the Pale...
, The Christian Science Monitor (2009) - The Pattern in the Carpet by Margaret Drabble, The Christian Science Monitor (2009)
- The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieChimamanda Ngozi AdichieChimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer.Her family is of Igbo descent. In 2008 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.-Early life and education:...
, The Quarterly Conversation (2009) - An Elegy for Easterly, by Petina GappahPetina GappahPetina Gappah, born 1971, is a Zimbabwean writer. She writes in English, though she also draws on Shona, her first language.Gappah's first book, An Elegy for Easterly, a story collection, was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the richest prize for the short story...
, The Christian Science Monitor (2009) - Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing by Rob Spillman (editor), The Quarterly Conversation (2009)
- Solo in the Congo, Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim ButcherTim ButcherTim Butcher is an English journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author.Born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, he was educated at Rugby School, and Magdalen College, Oxford University....
, Wall Street Journal (2008) - Love, like violence, can be random, The Stone Virgins by Yvonne VeraYvonne VeraYvonne Vera was an award-winning author from Zimbabwe. Her novels are known for their poetic prose, difficult subject-matter, and their strong women characters, and are firmly rooted in Zimbabwe's difficult past...
, African Review of Books (2004) - Congo's history in the life of one man, The Fire of Origins by Emmanuel DongalaEmmanuel DongalaEmmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He is currently Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock....
, African Review of Books (2001) - Abuses of Haiti, The Uses of Haiti by Paul FarmerPaul FarmerDr. Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician. He is currently the Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University, formerly the Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an attending physician and Chief...
, Transition 66 (1995) - Wolves in the Hills, High Noon in Southern Africa by Chester CrockerChester CrockerChester Arthur Crocker is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1981 to 1989 in the Reagan administration. Crocker, architect of the U.S...
, Transition 60 (1993) - Dry Season, African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe by Doris LessingDoris LessingDoris May Lessing CH is a British writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook, and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos....
, Transition 59 (1993) - The Lives of Beryl Markham by Errol TrzebinskiErrol TrzebinskiErrol Trzebinski is an author of books on prominent individuals in the history of colonial Kenya including Silence Will Speak: A Study of the Life of Denys Finch Hatton and His Relationship With Karen Blixen ; The Kenya Pioneers: The Frontiersmen of an Adopted Land ; The Lives of Beryl Markham: Out...
, Boston Sunday Globe (1993)
Articles
- Fleurs du Mal: A Visit to Haiti, Global Exchange (1997)
- Haiti as a Tourist Destination, Global Exchange (1997)
- Noted With Pleasure, Excerpt from The Best of Bad Hemingway, New York Times (1992)
Interviews
- 99 Essential African Books: The Geoff Wisner Interview A Quarterly Conversation interview with Scott Esposito (September 2009)
- Laura Reviews ... Laura Cococcia interviews Geoff Wisner (April 2009)
- Interview with Geoff Wisner conducted by Victor Dlamini on SAfm. (July 2007)
External links
- Geoff Wisner's Official site
- Geoff Wisner also blogs at Words Without Borders