Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

Siga Fatima Jagne · Pushpa Naidu Parekh

thg 11 2012 · Routledge

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This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others.

Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profiles are written by expert contributors and reflect many different perspectives. The volume concludes with a selected general bibliography of the most important critical works on postcolonial African literature.

Giới thiệu tác giả

Pushpa Naidu Parekh, Siga Fatima Jagne, Carole Boyce Davies, Emmanuel S. Nelson