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The Twelve Best Books by African Women - Critical Readings (Paperback)
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The Twelve Best Books by African Women - Critical Readings (Paperback)
Series: Research in International Studies, Africa Series
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In 2002, at the annual Zimbabwe International Book Fair, twelve
literary books by African women were included for the first time in
the category of "Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century."
This was an important but belated affirmation of women writers on
the continent and a first step toward establishing a recognized
canon of African women's literature.
"The Twelve Best Books by African Women" is a collection of
critical essays on eleven works of fiction and one play. The titles
by African women that were included in the list of "Africa's 100
Best Books of the Twentieth Century" are: Anowa, Ama Ata Aidoo
(1970); A Question of Power, Bessie Head (1974); Woman at Point
Zero, Nawal El Saadawi (1975); The Beggars' Strike, Aminata Sow
Fall (1979); Burger's Daughter, Nadine Gordimer (1979); The Joys of
Motherhood, Buchi Emesheta (1979); So Long a Letter, Mariama Ba
(1980); Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade, Assia Djebar (1983);
Nervous Conditions, Tsitsi Dangarembga (1988); Living, Loving and
Lying Awake at Night, Sindiwe Magona (1991); Butterfly Burning,
Yvonne Vera (1998); Riwan ou le chemin de sable, Ken Bugul (1999).
This collection of original essays recognizes the gesture of
inclusion as an important shift in consciousness and creates a
fresh awareness of the literary works by African women writers.
Each essay offers a penetrating analysis of individual texts and
opens up a fresh perspective that allows scholars and students
alike to explore new dimensions of these writers' work.
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