Lotus. Afro-Asian Writings. Journal of Afro-Asian Writers Association. Ceuvres Afro-Asiatiques. Revue de l’Association des Ecrivains Afro-Asiatiques

Contents: In This Issue, pag. 4; Editorial, by Ziad Abdel Fattah, pag. 6; Benjamin Moloise, pag. 8; Short Stories: Chad: The Parisian Fashion House, pag . 10; Algeria: An African Melody, by Ahmed Mounwar, pag. 18; Senegal: The Milky Way, by Serigne Mbaye Sall, pag. 30; Ghana: a Prisoner’s Initiative, by Kwame Nyaku, pag. 38; Camerrrn: The Prostitute of Mvog-Ada, by Jean Claude Mfou’ou, pag. 44; Kenya: And the Rains Came Down, by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, pag. 56; Egypt: A Place to Sleep, by Youssef Abu Raya, pag. 60; Marocco: A day named 20th of June, by Idris Sughaier, pag. 66; Marocco: Terror, by Abdul Jabbar Suhaimi, pag. 70; Poems from: Algeria, by Abderrahman Lounis, pag. 74; Cameroon, by M. Bella Sonne Dipoko, pag. 76; Cape Verde Islands, by Aguinaldo Fonesca, pag. 77; Congo, by Cécile-Ivelyse Diamonika, pag. 78; Guinea, by Alfa Sow, pag. 80; Madagascar, by Jean-Joseph Rabe Arivelo, pag. 81; Ivory Coast, by Véronique Tadjo, pag. 82; Kenya, by Jared Angira, pag. 84; Morocco, by Mohammed Bidi, Mohammed Al Ashaari, pag. 85; Nigeria, by Christophe Okigbo, pag. 88; Somalia, by Ismael Hurreh, pag. 89; Sudan, by Sayad Ahmad Al-Hardallou, pag. 90; South Africa, Breyten Breytenbach, pag. 92; Uganda, by Laban Erapu, pag. 95; Tunisia, by Mohammed El-Aouni, pag. 96; by Najet Al Adouani, pag. 98; Youssef Rzouga, pag. 100; Theatre: The Sudden Return, by Martin Qwusu (Ghana), pag. 102; Book Chapter: Such a Long Letter, by Mariama Ba (Senegal), pag. 126; Art: The art of the African Mask, by Salwa Bakr, pag. 145; Amadou Seck, pag. 145; Studies: The African Short Story in the 80’ s, by Werner Glinga, pag. 149; Transitional Writing, by Ammar Belhassen, pag. 154; The Study of African Literatures in the Soviet Union, by Irina Nikiforova, pag. 163; Two African Poets, by Nina Lyakhovskaya, pag. 168; Ngugi Wa Thiongo, by Vladimir Vavilov, pag. 177; Interview: The Drums of Frédéric Pacéré Titinga, by Frédéric Pacéré Tininga, Bernard Magnier, pag. 183; In Memory of Alex La Guma: Humaus, by Léopold-Pindy Mamonsono, pag. 189; alex, Ben Moloise Greets You!, pag. 190; Report: The 5th Conference of Afro-Asian Young Writers Brzzaville, 5-13 August, 1985, pag. 192; Book Review, pag. 195.