The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories

The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories was my first real confrontation with African literature, and what I've learned is that there is hardly such a thing. There seems to be a sharp divide between North African (read: Arabian) literature on the one hand, and central and southern African literature on the other. The best story in the book is by Ken Saro-Wiwa, a name you may have heard: he was the Nigerian writer who was killed by his government despite extensive international pressure. What the story shows is that a great talent was lost with him.