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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911009193203321
• Autore: Currey James
• 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.