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In April of 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were killed in what
would prove to be one of the swiftest, most terrifying killing
sprees of the 20th century. In Murambi, The Book of Bones, Boubacar
Boris Diop comes face to face with the chilling horror and
overwhelming sadness of the tragedy. Here, the power of Diop's
acclaimed novel is available to English-speaking readers through
Fiona Mc Laughlin's crisp translation and a compelling afterword by
Diop. The novel recounts the story of a Rwandan history teacher,
Cornelius Uvimana, who was living and working in Djibouti at the
time of the massacre. He returns to Rwanda to try to comprehend the
death of his family and to write a play about the events that took
place there. As the novel unfolds, Cornelius begins to understand
that it is only our humanity that will save us, and that as a
writer, he must bear witness to the atrocities of the genocide.
The Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies
that address four main themes. The first is the history of African
urban languages. The second set focus on theoretical issues in the
study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense
multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form
their speech communities. The volume then moves on to explore the
relationship between language and identity in the urban setting.
The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of
urban languages in Africa. This rich set of chapters examine
languages and speech communities in ten geographically diverse
African urban centres, covering almost all regions of the
continent. Half involve Francophone cities, the other half,
Anglophone. This exciting volume shows us what the study of urban
African languages can tell us about language and about African
societies in general. It is essential reading for upper level
undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in sociolinguistics,
especially those interested in the language of Africa.
A rich series of geographically diverse case studies examining the
historical and theoretical issues involved in the study of urban
African languages. "The Languages of Urban Africa" consists of a
series of case studies, framed by introductory and concluding
chapters, which address four main themes. The first is the history
of African urban languages. The second set of case studies focuses
on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages,
exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways
in which urban dwellers form their speech communities. The volume
then moves on to explore the relationship between language and
identity in the urban setting. The final two case studies in the
volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This
rich set of case studies includes languages and speech communities
in ten geographically diverse African urban centers, covering
almost all regions of the continent. Half involve Francophone
cities, the other half, Anglophone. The case studies are framed by
an introductory chapter by the editor and also a concluding chapter
by distinguished linguist Salikoko Mufwene. His chapter shows us
what the study of urban African languages can tell us about
language and about African societies in general. "The Advances in
Sociolinguistics" series seeks to provide a snapshot of the current
diversity of the field of sociolinguistics and the blurring of the
boundaries between sociolinguistics and other domains of study
concerned with the role of language in society.
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