African Literatures In English: East And West; Author: Griffiths, Gareth; Paperback

Author: Griffiths, Gareth
Longman Literature in English Series; Paperback; Bibliography
480 pages
Published: May 2000
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0582089263
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This is an introduction to the history of English writing form East and West Africa drawing on a range of texts from the slave Diaspora to the post-war upsurge in African English language literature. Offers readings of many of the magnificent English language texts from Equiano to Emecheta and Ngugi. Provides the reader with a fascinating historical and sociological overview, introducing a wide range of genres. For those interested in African literature. Also available in Hardcover 0-582-08925-5 $79.95.An introduction to the history of English writing from East and West Africa. This text examining African literatures in English covers topics such as 18th and 19th-century slave narratives of the black diaspora, 19th and early-20th-century histories, travel accounts, political writing and the beginnings of fiction.