Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1324942 in Books
- Published on: 2000-06-16
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Textbook Binding
- 480 pages
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From the Back Cover
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.