A new generation of African writers : migration, material culture & language /

There is a new interest among publishers in New York and London in books by writers of African origin. These authors have often grown up or passed their early adult years out of Africa. The Orange Prize for Fiction was awarded in London 2007 to Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooper, Brenda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Scottsville, S.A. : James Currey ; University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2008.
Temas:
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, > 1977- > Criticism and interpretation.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, > 1977-
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, > 1977- > analys och tolkning.
1900-2099
African literature (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
African literature (English) > 21st century > History and criticism.
Littérature africaine (anglaise) > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature africaine (anglaise) > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
African literature (English)
Postkoloniale Literatur
Migration > Motiv
Roman
Englisch
Migration i litteraturen.
Afrikansk litteratur (engelskspråkig) > historia > 1900-talet > sekelskiftet 2000.
Roman.
Afrika
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Multiple worlds, material culture & language
  • Virtual objects & parallel universes : Biyi Bandele's The street
  • Everyday objects & translation : Leila Aboulela's The translator & coloured lights
  • Possessions, science & power : Jamal Mahjoub's The carrier
  • Words, things & subjectivity : Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian chronicles
  • Breaking Gods & petals of purple : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple hibiscus
  • An abnormal ordinary : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a yellow sun
  • Conclusion : The rifle is not a penis.

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