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Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Author(s): Siga Fatima Jagne (Editor), Pushpa Naidu Parekh
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 July 1998
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 558 pages
- ISBN-10: 157958053X
- ISBN-13: 9781579580537
Book Description
This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author’s writings, an overview of the critical response to the author’s work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profiles are written by expert contributors and reflect many different perspectives. The volume concludes with a selected general bibliography of the most important critical works on postcolonial African literature.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘There is a clear need for a book of this nature, and it ought to be welcomed by litterateurs everywhere. It should succeed in unlocking many more doors in the field of world literature.’ Reference Reviews
About the Author
Pushpa Naidu Parekh, Siga Fatima Jagne, Carole Boyce Davies, Emmanuel S. Nelson
