| Description |
xxii, 282 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-271) and index. |
| Contents |
Perspectives on the African novel / F. Abiola Irele -- The oral-literate interface / Olakunle George -- Chinua Achebe and the African novel / Dan Izevbaye -- Protest and resistance / Barbara Harlow -- The Afrikaans novel / Christopher Warnes -- The African novel in Arabic / Shaden M. Tageldin -- The francophone novel in North Africa / Bernard Aresu -- The francophone novel in sub-Saharan Africa / Lydie Moudileno -- The African historical novel / M. Keith Booker -- Magical realism and the African novel / Ato Quayson -- The African novel and the feminine condition / Nana Wilson-Tagoe -- Autobiography and Bildungsroman in African literature / Apollo Amoko -- The postcolonial condition / Phyllis Taoua -- New voices, emerging themes / Dominic Thomas -- The critical reception of the African novel / Harry Garuba. |
| Subject |
African fiction -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Irele, Abiola.
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| Added Title |
African novel |
| ISBN |
052167168X (pbk.) |
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9780521855600 |
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0521855608 |
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9780521671682 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
BWK L4824205 |
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CDX 9715051 |
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