ALT 5 The Novel in Africa: African Literature Today
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160 Pages

21.6 x 13.8 cm

Series: African Literature Today

Series Vol. Number: 5

Imprint: James Currey

ALT 5 The Novel in Africa: African Literature Today

An annual review

Edited by Eldred Jones

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The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism.

Originally published in 1971, this was the first volume in the series to focus on a specific theme, in this case the novel, but continues the format of including contributions from both writers and critics. There are articles on:Equiano, Onuora Nzekwu, T.M. Aluko, Ngugi, Sarif Easmon, Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. The volume also includes a contribution from Ernest Emenyonu asking of African Literature "What does it take to be its critic" plus reviews of Sembene Ousmane's newly published God's Bits of Wood, Mbella Sonne Dipoko's Because of Women
Editorial - Eldred Jones
African Literature : What does it take to be its critic? [Ernest E. Emenyonu]
Equiano's round unvarnished tale [Paul Edwards]
The novels of Onuora Nzekwu [G.D.Killam]
T.M. Aluko: Nigerian satirist [Bernth Lindfors]
Religion & life in James Ngugi's The River Between [Lloyd Williams]
The Burnt Out Marriage & burned up reviewers [Jack B. Moore]
Language & action in the novels of Chinua Achebe [Gareth Griffiths]
The traditional content of the plays of Wole Soyinka [Oyin Ogunba]
Comments
Reviews of Peter K. Palangyo, Sembene Ousmane, Mbella Sonne Dipoko, T.M. Aluko, Taban lo Liyong, G.D. Killam, Stephen Ngubiah & Flora Nwapa

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9781847011183

January 1971

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Title Details

160 Pages

2.16 x 1.38 cm

Series: African Literature Today

Series Vol. Number: 5

Imprint: James Currey