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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1. Verfasser: Jagne, Siga Fatima
Weitere Verfasser: Parekh, Pushpa Naidu
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (559 pages)
ISBN:9781136593901
113659390X
1138012130
9781138012134
0203058550
9780203058558
1283840162
9781283840163