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ALT 13 Recent Trends in the Novel

ALT 13 Recent Trends in the Novel

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First published in 1983, this volume looks at new developments in the African novel and also at those aspects of more established works that received less critical attention, such as writing from southern Africa, to which censorship and war restricted access. Eldred Jones in his Editorial also cites the "searing impact of the Nigerian Civil War, on the consciousness, not just on Nigerians, but on Africans as a whole". There are also contributions on Nigerian populist Kole Omotoso and Dambudzo Marechera's prize-winning House of Hunger. One of the most significant trends is the emergence of the powerful feminist talents of Buchi Emecheta, Flora Nwapa, Bessie Head, Ama Ata Aidoo and Rebeka Njau. Articles by Eustace Palmer and Femi Ojo-Ade examine the depth and intensity with which some new novelists present the female point of view
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
254
Release Date:
2015-05-21
Publication Date:
2015-03-19
Publisher:
James Currey
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
085255513X
ISBN13:
9780852555132
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
325 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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