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
...more
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
...more
The idea of universalism inherited from the French Revolution has been strongly discredited by its colonial history; tod......more
This book looks at contemporary autobiographical works by writers with African backgrounds in relation to the idea of ’p......more
In this volume Blake Hartung explores the place of the passion and death of Jesus in the writings of Ephrem of Nisibis (......more
Groundbreaking examination of literary production in West African newspapers and local printing presses in the first hal......more
Portrayals of Masculinity in Nigerian Plays explores Nigerian people’s notions of masculinity as portrayed in twelve Nig......more
A selection of luminous, fiercely intelligent verse from Egypt’s premier poet. Iman Mersal is Egypt’s--indeed, the Arab ......more
This book critically explores global challenges from linguistic and literary standpoints aimed at contributing towards t......more
This book explores literary representations of African immigrant experiences in Western countries, against the backdrop ......more
Abdelkébir Khatibi (1938-2009) is one of the greatest Moroccan thinkers, and one of the most important theorists of both......more
This book considers the key critical interventions on short story writing in South Africa written in English since the y......more
This book chronicles the rise and the development of postcolonial agency since Africa’s encounter with Western modernity......more
This book approaches the study of AfroEurope through narrative forms produced in contemporary France, a location which r......more
The book presents an intertextual and comparative analysis of memories of violence in Peruvian and Congolese Literature.......more
This book demonstrates the insights that literature brings to transdisciplinary urban studies, and particularly to the s......more
This book examines fictional works by women authors who have left their homes in West Africa and now live as members of ......more
J. M. Coetzee - novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2003) - is widely recognized ......more
An experiment in reading for water, this book offers students and teachers a toolkit of methods that follow the sensory,......more
The texts that make up postcolonial print cultures are often found outside the archival catalogue, and in lesser-examine......more
Life Under the Baobab Tree: Africana Studies and Religion in a Transitional Age is a compendium of innovating essays met......more
Life Under the Baobab Tree: Africana Studies and Religion in a Transitional Age is a compendium of innovating essays met......more
Compelling memoir of Flora Veit-Wild and her relationship with the Zimbabwean novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist D......more
This book examines the complexities of women’s lives in Africa and the transnational spaces of Europe and North America ......more
We don’t live in an ideal world. Our lives are riddled with strife and struggles - which is a universal truth. We are bo......more
This book explores how modern Nigerian fiction is rooted in writers’ understanding of their identity and perception of N......more
This book examines the idea of the self in Anglophone literatures from British colonies in Africa and the subcontinent, ......more
This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the field of language contact and multilingualism in ancient ......more
The Tent Generations, Palestinian Poems gathers together works by a select number of Palestinian poets, over the past se......more
...more
In Continuous Pasts, author Sakiru Adebayo claims that the post-conflict fiction of memory in Africa depicts the intrica......more
In Continuous Pasts, author Sakiru Adebayo claims that the post-conflict fiction of memory in Africa depicts the intrica......more
This book articulates a new theory of translation based on the estuary as metaphor for what translation can do at cultur......more
This book interrogates the relevance of trauma for African literatures, arguing that a thoughtful application of trauma ......more
Narrating Human Rights in Africa claims human rights from the perspective of artists from the African continent and situ......more
Affirming the wealth and diversity of the region which continues to inspire creative artistic productions, this book exa......more
This monograph explores the concept of mobility in Zimbabwean works of fiction published in English between the introduc......more
This book deconstructs Eurocentric narratives and showcases local voices to re-examine childhood in Eastern Africa....more
This book is an interdisciplinary reading of justice in literary texts and memoirs, films, and social anthropological te......more
This book explores how Shakespeare and Achebe appropriate supernatural devices like prophecies, dreams, beliefs, and div......more
Oral Forms of Nigerian Autobiography and Life Stories discusses the oral life stories and poems that Africans, particula......more
This book investigates the many ways in which contemporary African fiction has reflected on themes of responsibility and......more
This book explores the works of women writers and filmmakers across the African and African Diaspora world, reflecting o......more
This book investigates how representations of Black Africans have been negotiated over time in Arabic literature and fil......more
This book reflects on the ’literary’ in literature. Whether oral expression, Nobel laureates, or the rupturing event, th......more
An exploration of Francophone African literary imaginations and expressions through the lens of Afrofuturism Generally a......more
An exploration of Francophone African literary imaginations and expressions through the lens of Afrofuturism Generally a......more
Across contiguous nation-states in Eastern Africa, the geographic proximity disguises an ideological complexity. Land ha......more
Across contiguous nation-states in Eastern Africa, the geographic proximity disguises an ideological complexity. Land ha......more
"Drawing on her personal experience as a Nigerian, Emmanuela C. Nwokeke C.P. provides a fresh analysis of the socio-poli......more