Africa's Transition from Colonisation to Independence and Decolonisation: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian Chronicles - Softcover

Pallua, Ulrich

 
9783898213530: Africa's Transition from Colonisation to Independence and Decolonisation: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian Chronicles
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3898213536 ISBN 13: 9783898213530
Publisher: ibidem, 2004

Synopsis

The concept of Africaness visualises Africa from three different points of view and at three different stages of history. With reference to Africa’s political background from the 19th to the 20th century, Joseph Conrad (the coloniser), Chinua Achebe (the colonised), and Moses Isegawa (the decolonised) tell the story of the ‘black continent’ and its development from colonisation to independence. This development epitomises the ‘heart of darkness’ whose laws and characteristics have changed throughout the centuries.

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About the Author

Ulrich Pallua studied English Philology and American Studies/Italian Philology at the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria. His main research areas are 19th and 20th century novels, with particular emphasis on colonial and postcolonial literature. He is currently living in Innsbruck and finishing his PhD thesis.

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Publisher
ibidem
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3898213536
ISBN 13 
9783898213530
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
106