Scattered to the Wind: An African Historical Saga

by Molefi Kete Asante | Sungai (2002)

Summary

In this, his first novel, Asante presents Africa and her people in grandeur and dignity. It is a historical parable that starts with a prohibition about a Black bull, with icons, metaphors, and embedded meanings for contemporary African lives. The Story's main character, Mzilikazi, was a figure of importance during the 19th century in what is now Zimbabwe.

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  • Asante is “one of America’s top 100 leading thinkers.

    —Utne Reader

  • Asante, a sixth-generation American descended from enslaved Africans, has been a guiding light in African American studies.

    —Booklist

  • Molefi Kete Asante is a seminal thinker.

    —Cornel West, Princeton University