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African Literature

The keyword African Literature is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Implicit Negritude in The Dark Child
February 5, 2012 - 2120 words | Literary Criticism » African Literature
In James Kirkup and Ernest Jones’ English translation of Camara Laye’s 1953 autobiography, The Dark Child, there is a significant stylistic decision in the final sentence. Kirkup and Jones’ version reads: “Later on I felt something hard when... Read Article »

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African Literature African Studies Colonialism Marxism Camara Laye French Guinea Negritude
Vehicles for Story: Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o on Defining African Literature, Preserving Culture and Self
May 20, 2011 - 3011 words | African-American Studies » African Literature
The historic 1962 conference at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda brought together scholars and writers from various parts of the continent to discuss the state of African Literature: who should write it, what it should depict, and – of central importance... Read Article »

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African Literature Chinua Achebe Ngugi Wa Thiong'o African Culture