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The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945
Adrian Roscoe
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Description for The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945
Hardback. Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a portrait of the continent's literary traditions. This volume examines the growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that have shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II and reveals its authors' heroic efforts to keep their literary traditions alive in the face of extreme poverty and AIDS. Adrian Roscoe begins with a list of key political events. Since writers were composing within both colonial and postcolonial contexts, ... Read more
Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that have shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II and reveals its authors' heroic efforts to keep their literary traditions alive in the face of extreme poverty and AIDS. Adrian Roscoe begins with a list of key political events. Since writers were composing within both colonial and postcolonial contexts, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231130424
SKU
V9780231130424
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About Adrian Roscoe
Before his retirement in 2000, Adrian Roscoe was Senior Professor and Head of the Department of English Studies at the University of the North (South Africa). He is the author of Mother is Gold (Cambridge, 1977), Uhuru's Fire (Cambridge, 1988) and The Quiet Chameleon (with Mpalive-Hangson Msiska, Hans Zel Pub, 1992)
Reviews for The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945
Knowledgeably compiled by Adrian Roscoe... [It's] so useful with its wealth of background information: Literary, historical, cultural and political.
Martin Rubin Washington Times An extremely valuable record of literary achievement... Highly recommended. CHOICE Any library that covers African studies or comparative literature will be well-advised to invest in this one.
Bob Duckett Reference Reviews
Martin Rubin Washington Times An extremely valuable record of literary achievement... Highly recommended. CHOICE Any library that covers African studies or comparative literature will be well-advised to invest in this one.
Bob Duckett Reference Reviews