Literature of Africa (Literature as Windows to World Cultures Series)
As more works of African Literature are being incorporated into the Language Arts and Cultural Studies curriculum, it becomes increasingly important to offer students and educators a meaningful context in which to explore these works. As part of Greenwood's Literature as Windows to World Culture series, this volume introduces readers to the cultural concerns of 10 of Africa's most reknowned writers. Written in clear accessible language, close analysis is given for 14 novels, including...
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Having written widely about African literature, Killam here offers a broad guide for beginning students and general readers. He discusses the African writers and books that are most frequently studied in courses and most frequently mentioned in critical commentaries. Sections consider in turn west, east, and south-central Africa, and South Africa. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Pt. IA selected history of West African literature11Chinua Achebe : Things fall apart (1958), No longer at ease (1960), Arrow of God (1963), A man of the people (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987)192Buchi Emecheta : The bride price (1976) and The joys of motherhood (1979)373Ayi Kwei Armah : The beautyful ones are not yet born (1968)474Miriama Ba : So long a letter (1981)555Sembene Ousmane : God's bits of wood (1962)61Pt. IIA selected history of East African literature676Ngugi wa Thiong'o : A grain of wheat (1967) Petals of blood (1977), and Matagari (1989)83Pt. IIIA selected history of South-Central African literature99Pt. IVA selected history of South African literature and politics1057Nadine Gordimer : Burger's daughter (1979) and The house gun (1998)1438Alex La Guma : In the fog of the season's end (1972) and Time of the butcherbird (1979)1539Alan Paton : Cry, the beloved country (1948)16310Bessie Head : When rain clouds gather (1968)169
