The African Novel of Ideas Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : Princeton University Press
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• Release Date : 12 January 2021

"This study focuses on the role of the philosophical novel--a genre that favors abstract concepts, or 'thinking about thinking,' over style, plot, or character development--and the role of philosophy

• Publisher : Modern Language Association of America
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• Release Date : 01 January 2009

What is the African novel, and how should it be taught? The twenty-three essays of this volume address these two questions and in the process convey a wealth of information

• Publisher : Africa World Press
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• Release Date : 03 June 2024

Chinua Achebe's influence on contemporary African literature is as much in evidence in his art of the novel as his theory of African literature and literary criticism. ISINKA (Igbo term

• Publisher : Harvard University Press
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• Release Date : 09 January 2024

“The Op-Ed Novel not only elegantly recounts a vital intellectual and cultural history of post-Franco Spain. Carefully exploring the careers of Spain’s most eminent writers, it demonstrates, too, the

• Publisher : diplom.de
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• Release Date : 11 April 2014

Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: As the Black African writers have taught us, we must dance our word, for in human speech as in dance, lies an offering; to speak and to write

• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
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• Release Date : 24 December 2019

This concise yet comprehensive study explores innovative practice in the novel and, from the perspective of creative writing, the astonishing resilience of the novel form. It offers a practical guide

• Publisher : Africa World Press
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• Release Date : 03 June 2024

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

• Publisher : Springer Nature
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• Release Date : 18 May 2020

This volume approaches literary representations of post and neocolonialism by combining their readings with respective theoretical configurations. The aim is to cast light upon common characteristics of contemporary texts from

• Publisher : Springer Nature
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• Release Date : 01 March 2021

This book examines the representation of dictators and dictatorships in African fiction. It examines how the texts clarify the origins of postcolonial dictatorships and explore the shape of the democratic-egalitarian

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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• Release Date : 03 June 1997

From the Conclusion: Things Fall Apart remains one of the most interesting novels from Africa. Not only is it the most widely read African novel, but it has influenced a