Postcolonial African Writers

A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Herausgeber: Jagne, Siga Fatima; Parekh, Pushpa Naidu

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 558
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9781579580537
• ISBN-10: 157958053X
• Artikelnr.: 26768233

Autorenporträt

Pushpa Naidu Parekh, Siga Fatima Jagne, Carole Boyce Davies, Emmanuel S. Nelson

Inhaltsangabe

Preface by Pushpa Naidu Parekh
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Pushpa Naidu Parekh and Siga Fatima Jagne
Section 01 Chinua Achebe, Emmanuel S. Nelson
Section 02 Ama Ata Aidoo, Hildegard Hoeller
Section 03 Zaynab Alkali, Christine Loflin
Section 04 Ayi Kwei Armah, Samuel A. Dseagu
Section 05 Kofi Awoonor, Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown
Section 06 Mariama Bâ, Siga Fatima Jagne
Section 07 Calixthe Beyala, Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi
Section 08 Dennis Vincent Frederick Brutus (John Bruin), Craig W. McLuckie
Section 09 Driss Chraïbi, Lynne Dumont Rogers
Section 10 J. P. Clark-Bekederemo, Emevwo Biakolo
Section 11 Mia Couto, Jared Banks
Section 12 Tsitsi Dangarembga, Eleni Coundouriotis
Section 13 Nafissatou Diallo, Lisa McNee
Section 14 David Mandessi Diop, Ode S. Ogede
Section 15 Assia Djebar, Mary B. Vogl
Section 16 Emmanuel Boundzeki Dongala, Anne E. Lessick-Xiao
Section 17 Buchi Emecheta, Marie Umeh
Section 18 Femi Euba, Iyunolu Folayan Osagie
Section 19 Aminata Sow Fall, Dominic Thomas
Section 20 Nuruddin Farah, Hema Chari
Section 21 Athol Fugard, Jo E. Nel
Section 22 Nadine Gordimer, Carol P. Marsh-Lockett
Section 23 Mafika Gwala, Jogamaya Bayer
Section 24 Bessie Head, Elaine Savory
Section 25 Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, Chinyere Grace Okafor
Section 26 Francis Imbuga, J. Roger Kurtz
Section 27 Festus Ikhuoria Ojeaga Iyayi, Chinyere Grace Okafor
Section 28 Tahar Ben Jelloun, Soraya Mékerta
Section 29 Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine, Lynne Dumont Rogers
Section 30 Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa, Jared Banks
Section 31 Ellen Kuzwayo, Lindsay Pentolfe Aegerter
Section 32 Alex La Guma, Harold Barratt
Section 33 Camara Laye, Brian Evenson and David Beus
Section 34 Doris Lessing, Christine W. Sizemore
Section 35 Muthoni Likimani, Maxine Beahan
Section 36 Dambudzo Marechera, Brian Evenson
Section 37 Micere M. Githae Mugo, Judith Imali Abala
Section 38 Peter Nazareth, J. Roger Kurtz
Section 39 Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, John C. Hawley
Section 40 Lewis Nkosi, Brinda Bose
Section 41 Flora Nwapa, Christine Loflin
Section 42 Molara Ogundipe-Leslie, Ode S. Ogede
Section 43 Gabriel Okara, Pushpa Naidu Parekh
Section 44 Christopher Ifeanyichukwu Okigbo, Nalini Iyer
Section 45 Ben Okri, Robert Bennett
Section 46 Femi Osofisan, Elaine Savory
Section 47 Ferdinand Oyono, Vanessa Everson
Section 48 Essop Patel, Jogamaya Bayer
Section 49 Alan Paton, Jo E. Nel
Section 50 Okot p'Bitek, Awuor Ayodo
Section 51 Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Moradewun A. Adejunmobi
Section 52 Tijan Sallah, Siga Fatima Jagne
Section 53 Olive Schreiner, Nicholas Birns
Section 54 Leïla Sebbar, S. D. Ménager
Section 55 Léopold Sédar Senghor, Samba Diop
Section 56 Wole Soyinka, Femi Euba
Section 57 Efua Theodora Sutherland, Adaku T. Ankumah
Section 58 Sony Labou Tansi, Dominic Thomas
Section 59 Mositi Torontle, Musa W. Dube
Section 60 Amos Tutuola, Norman Weinstein
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors