He was the only African American in the West to have his life story published (1856).
African stories are long, with every detail cherished, scooped up for telling a thousand times over.
Now it finally seems to be the moment for South African stories.
It features African stories and in-depth interviews with newsmakers from across the continent.
African stories all have a certain structure to them.
I read about it time and time again in African stories.
This short-lived animation series was based on African stories.
He has made many visits to schools telling African stories to their child pupils.
As this short, ragged, intense book shows, there was life - and death - after the two big African stories of 1994.
And he will have yet another slim volume, a collection of African stories, out before Christmas.