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ALT 34 Diaspora & Returns in Fiction: African Literature Today
Ernest N. Emenyonu (Ed.)
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Hardback. Imagined or actual returns to a "homeland" in African literature are examined in relation to changing concepts of identity, belonging, migration and space. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N.; Cousins, Dr Helen; Dodgson-Katiyo, Pauline. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
This special issue focuses on literary texts by African writers in which the protagonist returns to his/her original or ancestral home in Africa from other parts of the world. Ideas of return - intentional and actual - have been a consistent feature of the literature of Africa and the African diaspora: from Equiano's autobiography in 1789 to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 novel Americanah. African literature has represented returnees in a range of locations and dislocations including having a sense of belonging, being alienated in a country they can no longer recognize, or experiencing a multiple ... Read more
This special issue focuses on literary texts by African writers in which the protagonist returns to his/her original or ancestral home in Africa from other parts of the world. Ideas of return - intentional and actual - have been a consistent feature of the literature of Africa and the African diaspora: from Equiano's autobiography in 1789 to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 novel Americanah. African literature has represented returnees in a range of locations and dislocations including having a sense of belonging, being alienated in a country they can no longer recognize, or experiencing a multiple ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011480
SKU
V9781847011480
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