Africa Writes Back : The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature
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| Autore: |
Currey James
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| Titolo: |
Africa Writes Back : The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature
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| Pubblicazione: | Woodbridge : , : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, , 2008 |
| ©2008 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 070.5/096 |
| 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 & -- Realism from GHANA, SIERRA LEONE & -- THE GAMBIA -- PART 2 Writers from EAST AFRICA -- 4 Towards the Oral & -- the Popular in KENYA, UGANDA & -- TANZANIA -- PUBLISHING Ngugı -- PART 3 Writers from THE HORN & -- NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA -- 5 Emperors in ETHIOPIA -- PUBLISHING Nuruddin Farah -- 6 Arab Authors in EGYPT & -- 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 & -- Guerrillas in MOZAMBIQUE & -- ANGOLA -- 9 ZAMBIA Shall be Free -- 10 Death & -- 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Africa Writes Back |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Africa writes back |
| ISBN: | 9781800106550 |
| 1800106556 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911009193203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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