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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009193203321

Autore

Currey James

Titolo

Africa Writes Back : The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Woodbridge : , : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

9781800106550

1800106556

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 pages)

Disciplina

070.5/096

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Publishing and Selling the African Writers Series -- The African Writers Series Portfolio George Hallett's covers -- Main dates for the African Writers Series -- INTRODUCTION The Establishment of African Literature -- PUBLISHING Chinua Achebe -- PART 1 Writers from West Africa -- 1 NIGERIA The Country where so Much Started -- 2 Negritude from SENEGAL TO CAMEROUN -- 3 Magic &amp -- Realism from GHANA, SIERRA LEONE &amp -- THE GAMBIA -- PART 2 Writers from EAST AFRICA -- 4 Towards the Oral &amp -- the Popular in KENYA, UGANDA &amp -- TANZANIA -- PUBLISHING Ngugı -- PART 3 Writers from THE HORN &amp -- NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA -- 5 Emperors in ETHIOPIA -- PUBLISHING Nuruddin Farah -- 6 Arab Authors in EGYPT &amp -- SUDAN -- PART 4 Writers from SOUTH AFRICA -- 7 Resistance in SOUTH AFRICA -- PUBLISHING Alex la Guma -- PUBLISHING Dennis Brutus -- PUBLISHING Bessie Head -- PUBLISHING Mazisi Kunene -- PART 5 Writers from SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 8 Guns &amp -- Guerrillas in MOZAMBIQUE &amp -- ANGOLA -- 9 ZAMBIA Shall be Free -- 10 Death &amp -- Detention in MALAWI -- 11 The Struggle to Become ZIMBABWE -- PUBLISHING Dambudzo Marechera -- CONCLUSION Is there still a role for the African Writers Series? -- 1962-2003 African Writers Series by year of publication -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

In 2012 the African Writers Series celebrated its 50th anniversary. Africa Writes Back tells the publishing story behind some of the books and authors in the series.