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This compact guide is a compilation of all the articles on African literature that originally appeared in Frederick Ungar's "Encyclopaedia of World Literature in the 20th Century". Coverage includes the Arabic countries of north Africa, black and white writers of sub-Saharan Africa writing in English, French, Portugese, Afrikaans, Creole languages and indigenous languages, and the influential concept of Negritude. 43 individual articles cover major writers including Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Leopold Sedar Senghor, Athol Fugard and Nadime Gordimer.
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African Literatures in the Twentieth Century: A Guide
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AFRICAN LITERATURES IN THE 20TH CENTURY: A Guide.
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Condition: NEAR FINE. Trade paperback, revised edition. Covers the literatures of Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malagasy, Malawi, Mali, Mauritia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Reunion, Sao Tome, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Upper Volta, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Among the authors included are Ferdinand Oyono, Yusuf Idris, Najib Mahfuz, Lenrie Peters, Ayi Kwei Armah, Kofi Awoonor, Camara Laye, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Thomas Mofolo, Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Gabriel Okara, Wole Soyinka, Amos Tutuola, Birago Diop, Ousmane Sembene, Leopold Sedar Senghor, Nuruddin Farah, Peter Abrahams, Dennis Brutus, Roy Campbell, Athol Fugard, Nadine Gordimer, Alex La Guma, S Ezekiel (Es'kia) Mphalele, Alan Paton, William Plomer, Olive Schreiner, Okot p'Bitek and many others. Index to author articles. x, 245 pp. Near fine in glossy brown wrappers. Seller Inventory # 91931