Africa Writes Back
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Africa Writes Back
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Author : James Currey
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2008
Africa Writes Back written by James Currey and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Collections categories.
17 June 2008 is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart by Heinemann. This provided the impetus for the foundation of the African Writers Series in 1962 with Chinua Achebe as the Editorial Adviser.'The book is therefore not only the story of a publishing enterprise of great significance; it is also a large part of the story of African literature and its dissemination in the latter half of the twentieth century. The manuscript is full of the drama of that enterprise, the drama of dealing with the mother house, William Heinemann, of dealing with the often intractable political constraints dominating the intellectual space across Africa, and not least of all dealing with the writers themselves - with their ambitions, their temperaments, their financial needs and, at time, their perception of a colonial relationship between themselves and a European publishing house.' - Clive Wake, Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages, University of Kent at Canterbury.
Africa Writes Back
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Author : James Currey
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-31
Africa Writes Back written by James Currey and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
June 17, 2008, is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart by Heinemann. This publication provided the impetus for the foundation of the African Writers Series in 1962 with Chinua Achebe as the editorial adviser. Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature captures the energy of literary publishing in a new and undefined field. Portraits of the leading characters and the many consultants and readers providing reports and advice to new and established writers make Africa Writes Back a stand-out book. James Currey’s voice and insights are an added bonus. CONTENTS Publishing and selling the African Writers Series The African Writers Series Portfolio & George Hallett’s covers Main dates for the African Writers Series INTRODUCTION: The establishment of African Literature Publishing Chinua Achebe 1. WRITERS FROM WEST AFRICA Nigeria: The country where so much started Negritude from Senegal to Cameroun Magic & realism from Ghana, The Gambia & Sierra Leone 2. WRITERS FROM EASTERN AFRICA Towards the oral & the popular in Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania Publishing Ngugi 3. WRITERS FROM THE HORN & NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA Emperors in Ethiopia Publishing Nuruddin Farah Arab authors in Egypt & Sudan 4. WRITERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Resistance in South Africa Publishing Alex la Guma Publishing Dennis Brutus Publishing Bessie Head Publishing Masizi Kunene 5. WRITERS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN Guns & Guerrillas in Mozambique &Angola Zambia Shall be Free Death & detention in Malawi The struggle to become Zimbabwe Publishing Dambudzo Marechera CONCLUSION: Is there still a role for the African Writers Series?
Africa Writes Back To Self
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Author : Evan M. Mwangi
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2010-07-02
Africa Writes Back To Self written by Evan M. Mwangi and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
The profound effects of colonialism and its legacies on African cultures have led postcolonial scholars of recent African literature to characterize contemporary African novels as, first and foremost, responses to colonial domination by the West. In Africa Writes Back to Self, Evan Maina Mwangi argues instead that the novels are primarily engaged in conversation with each other, particularly over emergent gender issues such as the representation of homosexuality and the disenfranchisement of women by male-dominated governments. He covers the work of canonical novelists Nadine Gordimer, Chinua Achebe, NguÅgiÅ wa Thiong'o, and J. M. Coetzee, as well as popular writers such as Grace Ogot, David Maillu, Promise Okekwe, and Rebeka Njau. Mwangi examines the novels' self-reflexive fictional strategies and their potential to refigure the dynamics of gender and sexuality in Africa and demote the West as the reference point for cultures of the Global South.
A Short History Of Chinua Achebe S Things Fall Apart
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Author : Terri Ochiagha
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2018-11-12
A Short History Of Chinua Achebe S Things Fall Apart written by Terri Ochiagha and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-12 with History categories.
The publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than twelve million copies and has become a canonical reading in schools the world over. While Things Fall Apart is neither the first African novel to be published in the West nor necessarily the most critically valued, its iconic status has surpassed even that of its author. Until now—in the sixtieth anniversary year of its publication—there has not been an updated history that moves beyond the book’s commonly discussed contexts and themes. In the accessible and concise A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Terri Ochiagha provides that history, asking new questions and bringing to wider attention unfamiliar but crucial elements of the Things Fall Apart story. These include new insights into questions of canonicity and into literary, historiographical, and precolonial aesthetic influences. She also assesses adaptations and appropriations not just in films but in theater, hip-hop, and popular literary genres such as Onitsha Market Literature.
Africa Talks Back
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Author : Bernth Lindfors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Africa Talks Back written by Bernth Lindfors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"The 28 interviews collected in this volume were conducted between 1969 and 1986 in various parts of Africa, Europe and the United States of America. Leading writers from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Malawi and South Africa speak candidly about significant literary developments in their corners of the African continent".--BOOKJACKET.
Writing South Africa
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Author : Derek Attridge
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-01-22
Writing South Africa written by Derek Attridge and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
During the final years of the apartheid era and the subsequent transition to democracy, South African literary writing caught the world's attention as never before. Writers responded to the changing political situation and its daily impact on the country's inhabitants with works that recorded or satirised state-enforced racism, explored the possibilities of resistance and rebuilding, and creatively addressed the vexed question of literature's relation to politics and ethics. Writing South Africa offers a window on the literary activity of this extraordinary period that conveys its range (going well beyond a handful of world-renowned names) and its significance for anyone interested in the impact of decolonisation and democratisation on the cultural sphere. It brings together for the first time discussions by some of the most distinguished South African novelists, poets, and dramatists, with those of leading commentators based in South Africa, Britain and North America.
How To Write About Africa
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Author : Binyavanga Wainaina
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-09-29
How To Write About Africa written by Binyavanga Wainaina and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-29 with Social Science categories.
A trailblazing collection of writing from Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life, featuring an introduction from his long-time friend, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Binyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and creative force, remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This ground-breaking collection brings together, for the first time, Binyavanga’s pioneering writing on the African continent including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation How to Write About Africa. Writing fearlessly across a range of topics - from politics to international aid, cultural heritage and redefining sexuality - this is a remarkable illustration of a writer at the height of his power. 'A fierce literary talent' Nesrine Malik, Guardian ‘A provocative satirist . . . his omnivorous brilliance [was] matched by ambition and vision on a continental scale’ New York Times
The Writing Of East And Central Africa
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Author : G. D. Killam
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1984
The Writing Of East And Central Africa written by G. D. Killam and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Literary Criticism categories.
On The Margins
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Author : O. R. Dathorne
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 2009
On The Margins written by O. R. Dathorne and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Developing countries categories.
Focuses on the role played by minority' writers, particularly in English. Dathorne examines how the minority presence, at times invisible, is related, classified and designated within majority culture. Dathorne also illustrates how the majority onlooker intended to view and perceive the 'other', as early as the 15th and 16th centuries - monstrous races, gruesome objects and marvellous occurences were all located outside the sphere of the majority culture. Dathorne utilises his global knowledge in order to investigate varied responses to culture among Africans.'
Routledge Handbook Of African Literature
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Author : Moradewun Adejunmobi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-13
Routledge Handbook Of African Literature written by Moradewun Adejunmobi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
The turn of the twenty-first century has witnessed an expansion of critical approaches to African literature. The Routledge Handbook of African Literature is a one-stop publication bringing together studies of African literary texts that embody an array of newer approaches applied to a wide range of works. This includes frameworks derived from food studies, utopian studies, network theory, eco-criticism, and examinations of the human/animal interface alongside more familiar discussions of postcolonial politics. Every chapter is an original research essay written by a broad spectrum of scholars with expertise in the subject, providing an application of the most recent insights into analysis of particular topics or application of particular critical frameworks to one or more African literary works. The handbook will be a valuable interdisciplinary resource for scholars and students of African literature, African culture, postcolonial literature and literary analysis. Chapter 4 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138713864_oachapter4.pdf