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As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African Literature [3] in Understanding Contemporary Africa, whereas European views of literature stressed a separation of art and content, African awareness is inclusive and "literature" can also simply mean an artistic use of words for the sake of art alone. Traditionally, Africans do not radically ...
Chinweizu's notable intervention on this theme came in the essay "The Decolonization of African Literature" (later expanded into the 1983 book Toward the Decolonization of African Literature), to which Soyinka responded in an essay entitled "Neo-Tarzanism: The Poetics of Pseudo-Transition". [3]
At the conference, several nationalist writers refused to acknowledge any literature written in non-African languages as being African literature. Ngũgĩ noted the irony of the conference's title, in that it excluded a great part of the population that did not write in English, while trying to define African literature but accepting that it must be in English. [10]
It's hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
Brittle Paper publishes original content submitted by authors, as well as commissioned reviews, interviews, essays, and other literary work. Having grown into "a thriving community of readers and writers interested in everything about African literature", [12] the blog is regarded as a major publicity platform for new books by African writers.
Obi Wali was born on 27 February 1932 in Rumuigbo Town, headquarters of Apara Kingdom, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. [1] His parents were Chief Frank Wali Otogbo (1889-1980) and Princess Jane Wali Otogbo (1895-1976) daughter of the famous Chief Ezebunwo Amadi Nwondugba (Deceased) of (Worenwu Family) Oroworukwo Wami Community, the then paramount ruler of Oroworukwo Rebisi ...
Reuben Chirambo (d. 2011), scholar of African literature [23] Robert Chiwamba, poet [24] Tobias Dossi, author of a novel (1958) and humorous short stories (1965) in Chichewa. [25] Aloysius Dziko, author of a novel in Chichewa (1965). [25] Walije Gondwe (b. 1936), Malawi's first female novelist [26] John Gwengwe, author of novels in Chichewa ...
Palmer has many published books of literary criticism, including Studies in the English Novel, An Introduction to the African Novel, The Growth of the African Novel, Of War and Women Oppression and Optimism: New Essays on the African Novel and Knowledge is More Than Mere Words: A Critical Introduction to Sierra Leonean Literature.