Mother Africa, Father Marx
Hilary Owen
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Hardback. This book is the first work in the English language to discuss the participation of women writers in the narrative construction of Mozambican nationhood over the past half-century. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
This book is the first work in the English language to discuss the participation of women writers in the narrative construction of Mozambican nationhood over the past half-century. Covering the rise of anti-colonial nationalism in the 1950s, the advent of the Marxist-Leninist Republic in the 1970s, the war that followed independence in the 1980s, and the transition to democracy and the neo-liberal economy in the 1990s, the volume focuses on four representative women writers who belong to distinct but overlapping periods and work in different genres. Dealing with Noémia de Sousa's poetry, Lina Magaia's testimonial writings, Lília Momplé's short fiction, ... Read more
This book is the first work in the English language to discuss the participation of women writers in the narrative construction of Mozambican nationhood over the past half-century. Covering the rise of anti-colonial nationalism in the 1950s, the advent of the Marxist-Leninist Republic in the 1970s, the war that followed independence in the 1980s, and the transition to democracy and the neo-liberal economy in the 1990s, the volume focuses on four representative women writers who belong to distinct but overlapping periods and work in different genres. Dealing with Noémia de Sousa's poetry, Lina Magaia's testimonial writings, Lília Momplé's short fiction, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611482638
SKU
V9781611482638
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About Hilary Owen
Hilary Owen is professor of Portuguese at the University of Manchester.
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