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The Word Behind Bars and the Paradox of Exile
Kofi Anyidoho
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Paperback. 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 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810113930
SKU
V9780810113930
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