Examines how current novels dealing with African migration address social issues, immigrant subjectivity, and the politi......more
"The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world." -Adam Shatz, The New York Times Poetry from former national poe......more
This book examines the work of Sindiwe Magona, one of South Africa’s most prolific and groundbreaking writers, widely re......more
Looking beyond Euro-Anglo-US centric zombie narratives, Decolonizing the Undead reconsiders representations and allegori......more
This book is a new study of Chinua Achebe’s novels in which they are read as works of literary art, as literary works ar......more
Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World: Between Fiction, Fact, and Historical Representation explores Chinua Achebe’s ......more
Decolonisation can be pursued in different ways. After many years of developing a critical language to engage colonialit......more
Decolonisation can be pursued in different ways. After many years of developing a critical language to engage colonialit......more
From the pen of beloved poet Luci Shaw comes a new collection that celebrates inspired creativity as an antidote to chao......more
Originally published in 1980, this book introduces the student to twelve of the most exciting and significant African au......more
Conversations with Ben Okri collects twenty-six interviews that range from 1986 to 2023 and reflect the international re......more
Legacies of Departed African Writers analyzes and celebrates the resounding contributions of ten deceased African female......more
In moments of acute crisis in the relations between the individual and the state, African writers consistently turn to t......more
It explores the complex of ways in which Ngugi wa Thiong’o wrestles with issues of nationalism and ethnicity through his......more
A witty satire of the medical profession The Doctors’ Dinner Party is an eleventh-century satire in the form of a novell......more
Written artefacts are traditionally studied because of their content. Material aspects of these artefacts enrich the stu......more
Shame is one of the most frequent underlying emotions expressed throughout sub-Saharan African literature, yet studies o......more
Yέ Gorógoró Yaa: Dagaare Folktales in Parallel Texts is a relevant book on Dagaare oral literature and complements earli......more
This book likens writers’ incessant focus on racism, negative ethnicity, patriarchy and social stratification in societi......more
Key study on writer and activist Kgositsile that presents a new approach to studying the radicalism of Africa and its di......more
In the past few decades, Western studies of Afrofuturism have grown to encompass examples deriving from multiple sites a......more
This volume explores contemporary African women’s creative writing, highlighting their contributions to ecofeminist theo......more
"Simultaneously transnational and local, poetry in the twenty-first century is produced across digital networks, shaped ......more
"Simultaneously transnational and local, poetry in the twenty-first century is produced across digital networks, shaped ......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
Dissident Authorship in Mozambique: the Case of António Quadros is the first monograph on the literary works of the penn......more
er Schwerpunkt des Bandes 51 liegt auf der Analyse einer Reihe literarischer Texte, die sich thematisch und inhaltlich u......more
A trilingual experimental collection bringing together an impressive array of contemporary Arab poets and literary trans......more
On what terms and concepts can we ground the comparative study of Anglophone literatures and cultures around the world t......more
The rapid global spread of populism has become an arresting and often disturbing phenomenon in the opening decades of th......more
This edited volume provides a wide- ranging introduction to the novelistic oeuvre of the prize- winning author Abdulraza......more
This book argues that the novel can enrich the critique of white saviorism while also imagining alternatives....more
This book argues that the novel can enrich the critique of white saviorism while also imagining alternatives....more
The present volume is to date the only comprehensive study of the beginnings of narrative prose writing in South Africa,......more
Interrogates and explores African literature in African languages today, and the continuing interfaces between works in ......more
Informed by a global space animated by various conflicts, this book brings a refreshing perspective on how the disciplin......more
Nadine Gordimer’s Fiction is a major study of the life and writings of Nadine Gordimer, a towering figure in the literar......more
Nadine Gordimer’s Fiction is a major study of the life and writings of Nadine Gordimer, a towering figure in the literar......more
This book is an in-depth study of the category "stranger" as represented in four contemporary Afrodiasporic novels of fe......more
This book compares the Victorian British poet Robert Browning and the twentieth-century Ghanaian poet and novelist Kojo ......more
This collection of essays considers the significance of South African-born writer, activist and thinker Olive Schreiner ......more
This book analyzes the representation and lasting impact of the colonial school and bourgeoise in Francophone sub-Sahara......more
This book reflects on South African literature from the perspective of 2020. It emerges from Duncan Brown’s experiences ......more
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South African London studies literary responses to London by exiled and émigré South Africans between 1948 and 2005 and ......more
Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. Middlebrow 2.0 and the Digital Af......more