ALT 30 Reflections & Retrospectives: African Literature Today (Paperback, New)

A focus on some of the pioneers of African literary creation. This special issue of African Literature Today is devoted to some of the pioneer voices of African fiction in the twentieth century: Bessie Head, Cyprian Ekwensi, Dennis Brutus, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Flora Nwapa, Ousmane Sembene and Zulu Sofola. The contributors explore the development of these influential writers and their impact on the continent and beyond, through a study of their writing, sources and influences. Some focus on case studies of specific works which are particularly important in the creative development of the author. The contributions of these writers to the growth and development of modern African Literature are highlighted. These are also writers whose works, in the words of Chimalum Nwankwo in his Introduction 'have defined for their time a deep engagement and commitment with the pulse of the people...' Ernest Emenyonu is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA; the editorial board is composed of scholars from US, UK and African universities Chimalum Nwankwo [Guest Editor] Former Chair of the Department of English, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, USA, and Professor of English and World Literatures, is currently on sabbatical at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Nigeria: HEBN

General

Imprint:	James Currey
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Literature Today
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	2012
Editors:	Ernest N. Emenyonu (Author)
Guest editors:	Chimalum Nwankwo (Customer)
Contributors:	Blessing Diala-Ogamba (Customer) • Chimalum Nwankwo (Customer) • Ernest N. Emenyonu (Author) • Hellen Roselyne L. Shigali • James Gibbs • Joyce Ashuntantang (Contributor) • Kwawisi Tekpetey (Customer) • Louisa Uchumegbunike
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84701-056-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-84701-056-3
Barcode:	9781847010568

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