Authors and Homelands
This Nigerian author wrote Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
A short Japanese poem with 5-7-5 syllables
haiku
This collection includes tales like "Anansi the Spider" from West Africa
African folktales
The national epic of the Philippines about a brave warrior
Biag ni Lam-ang
Many Afro-Asian stories focus on this bond between relatives and neighbors
family/community
This Indian poet won the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore
Long stories that tell of heroes, gods, and important events (like The Ramayana)
Epics
A Ghanaian short story collection that explores daily life in villages
Bridges without rivers
These ancient Indian fables teach lessons about wisdom and cleverness
Panchatantra
Many works show respect for this, including ancestors and natural world
tradition/culture
This Lebanese-American writer created The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
Stories passed down by word of mouth before being written down
Oral Tradition
David Diop wrote this poem about the strength of his continent
Africa
A Japanese tale about a fisherman who visits an underwater palace
The Story of Urishama Taro
Characters often face hard times but keep going, this is called...
Resilience
This Filipino writer penned Florante at Laura
Francisco Balagtas
Collections of short poems that share a theme or style (like Rumi’s works)
Poetry anthologies
This Egyptian story is one of the oldest known pieces of literature
The tale of Sinuhe
A collection of Middle Eastern folktales including "Aladdin" and "Sinbad"
The Arabian Nights
Many stories use plants, animals, and weather to share messages this is...
Nature as a symbol