An Introduction To The African Prose Narrative

By Lokangaka Losambe

This collection of essays introduces students of African literature to the heritage of the African prose narrative, starting from its oral base and covering its linguistic and cultural diversity. The book brings together essays on both the classics and the relatively new works in all subgenres of the African prose narrative, including the traditional epic, the novel, the short story and the autobiography. The chapters are arranged according to the respective thematic paradigms under which the discussed works fall.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592211372
• ISBN13: 9781592211371
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"