Magical Realism in West African Fiction

Name: Magical Realism in West African Fiction
Brand: Routledge
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By Brenda Cooper

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This study contextualizes magical realism within current debates and theories of postcoloniality and examines the fiction of three of its West African pioneers: Syl Cheney-Coker of Sierra Leone, Ben Okri of Nigeria and Kojo Laing of Ghana. Brenda Cooper explores the distinct elements of the genre in a West African context, and in relation to: * a range of global expressions of magical realism, from the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez to that of Salman Rushdie * wider contemporary trends in African writing, with particular attention to how the realism of authors such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka has been connected with nationalist agendas. This is a fascinating and important work for all those working on African literature, magical realism, or postcoloniality.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

260

Release Date:

1998-05-01

Publication Date:

1998-04-09

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415182395

ISBN13:

9780415182393

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

558 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

19 cm

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