LEADER 02561oam 2200565 450 001 9910784722503321 005 20221011121102.0 010 $a1-281-20325-4 010 $a9786611203252 010 $a0-313-05451-7 035 $a(OCoLC)191851005 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MGP 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000405665 100 $a20070827d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStudent encyclopedia of African literature /$fDouglas Killam and Alicia L. Kerfoot 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cGreenwood Press$dc2008 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 339 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a0-313-33580-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-328) and index. 327 $aSTUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN LITERATURE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ENTRIES; GUIDE TO RELATED TOPICS; PREFACE; THE ENCYCLOPEDIA; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aAfrican literature is a vast subject of growing output and interest. Written especially for students, this book selectively surveys the topic in a clear and accessible way. Included are roughly 600 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, genres, and major works. Many entries cite works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.||Africa is a land of contrasts and of diverse cultures and traditions. It is also a land of conflict and creativity. The literature of the continent draws upon a fascinating body of oral traditions and lore and also reflects th 606 $aAfrican literature (English)$vEncyclopedias 606 $aAfrican literature (English)$vBio-bibliography$vEncyclopedias 606 $aAfrican literature$vEncyclopedias 606 $aAfrican literature$vBio-bibliography$vEncyclopedias 606 $aAuthors, African$vBiography$vEncyclopedias 607 $aAfrica$xIn literature$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aAfrican literature (English) 615 0$aAfrican literature (English) 615 0$aAfrican literature 615 0$aAfrican literature 615 0$aAuthors, African 676 $a820.9/9603 676 $aB 700 $aKillam$b G. D$01554939 702 $aKerfoot$b Alicia L. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784722503321 996 $aStudent encyclopedia of African literature$93832922 997 $aUNINA