Postcolonial African Writers : a Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Les...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Summary: | This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profil. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (559 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781136593901 113659390X 1138012130 9781138012134 0203058550 9780203058558 1283840162 9781283840163 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |