The Ordeal of the African Writer

by Charles R. Larson

Book Overview

The literatures of the English language experienced an extraordinary transformation in the second half of the 20th century as a result of the creative energy released by decolonization. But as this book demonstrates, only a small number of African writers - Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, Nuruddin Farah and Wole Soyinka - have become known outside their own continent. They also face - and this is the subject of this book - enormous obstacles within Africa...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856499316
• ISBN13: 9781856499316
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"