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Writing that breaks stones African child soldier narratives /

"This book argues that the dominant literary mode that characterizes memoirs and novels about African child soldiers is ambiguity. It explores memoirs, such as Keitetsi's Child Soldier; Mehari's Heart of Fire; Beah's A Long Way Gone; Jal's and Davies's War Child; Akallo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Uraizee, Joya F. (Joya Farooq), 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2020.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • War narratives and African children
  • False combat and adolescent life writing
  • Combat as backdrop in young adult life writing
  • Narrative uncertainty in child soldier fiction
  • Fictional dystopias in child soldier narratives.