The Family in Crisis: An Analysis of the Home Spaces in a Selection of Contemporary Nigerian Novels in English
Bettina Cowin
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The Family in Crisis: An Analysis of the Home Spaces in a Selection of Contemporary Nigerian Novels in English

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This study examines the representation of home spaces in three twenty-first-century Nigerian novels written in English, applying various spatial theories to analyse their portrayal. These contemporary novels, which center on family life, are set in different regions of Nigeria - a postcolonial nation characterised by diverse ethnic backgrounds, including Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa communities. Despite their regional and cultural distinctions, the novels depict families in crisis as a unifying theme.By situating the novels within their social and historical contexts and employing spatial theories,...