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The Word Behind Bars and the Paradox of Exile
Kofi Anyidoho (Ed.)
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Description for The Word Behind Bars and the Paradox of Exile
Hardcover. This study grew out of a workshop at Northwestern University organized in 1994 by the Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities. The book offers a perspective on conditions of literary production in many parts of Africa today. Editor(s): Anyidoho, Kofi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
This study grew out of a workshop at Northwestern University organized in 1994 by the Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities. The workshop brought together a group of African writers, including many who suffered imprisonment in their home countries and/or exile abroad. This collection represents their assessments - in prose, poetry and drama - of the many facets of the exile experience. The papers are as graphic as they are varied in their subject matter and mode of communication. The interest of this collection lies not only in the expressiveness of the works, but also in ... Read more
This study grew out of a workshop at Northwestern University organized in 1994 by the Institute for Advanced Study and Research in the African Humanities. The workshop brought together a group of African writers, including many who suffered imprisonment in their home countries and/or exile abroad. This collection represents their assessments - in prose, poetry and drama - of the many facets of the exile experience. The papers are as graphic as they are varied in their subject matter and mode of communication. The interest of this collection lies not only in the expressiveness of the works, but also in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810113923
SKU
V9780810113923
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About Kofi Anyidoho (Ed.)
Kofi Anyidoho is a poet, literary scholar, and a specialist in African and African-heritage literatures. He is a senior faculty member of the Department of English and the acting director of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, Legon.
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