The Companion to African Literatures

Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe

ISBN 10: 0852555490 / ISBN 13: 9780852555491

Published by James Currey, 2000

About this Item

xiii + 322 pages, maps : 24 cm.

Seller Inventory # 12cb509

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Companion to African Literatures
• Publisher: James Currey
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852555490
• ISBN 13: 9780852555491
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Africa

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Synopsis

The Companion to African Literatures is a comprehensive guide to work written in English or widely available in translation from other languages.
Alphabetical format includes authors' biographical details and major publications; selected individual books; selected African languages with published literatures; wider themes: the links with literature in major African languages, Afro-American, Afro-British and Caribbean literature, religion, politics, war literature, women in literature, censorship; literary discourse, influences and movements; and special topic entries: apartheid, Maghrebi literature, Nigeria-Biafra war, publishing in sub-Sahara Africa, and writing systems.

About the Author

Douglas Killam was formerly Professor of Commonwealth Literature at the University of Guelf, Ontario, and previously taught at the Universities of Ibadan, Lagos, Dar es Salaam and Fourah Bay College. He was editor for twelve years of WLWE (World Literature Written in English) with the assistance of Ruth Rowe who is also an editor of this volume.