A teacher's guide to African narratives
By: Sara Talis O'Brien.
Series: Studies in African literature
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: African fiction -- History and criticism.; African fiction -- Study and teaching.
Description: A Teacher's Guide to African Narratives reviews six texts by African authors that are written or translated into English, accessible in the United States, and appropriate for use in a variety of units at the high school level. The guide provides English and Social Studies teachers with a foundation for teaching African literature by offering critical commentary on the texts themselves.

O'Brien also presents a synthesis of anthropological and historical material that will help both teachers and students to better understand and analyze the complex issues raised in selected texts. Further, the guide provides author biographies and annotated bibliographies for teachers and students who wish to further explore the general aesthetic, political, and cultural concerns that have motivated these African authors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chinua Achebe and Things fall apart; title: Buchi Emecheta and The joys of motherhood; title: Okot p'Bitek and Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol; title: Ngugi wa Thiong'o and A grain of wheat; title: Bessie Head and When rain clouds gather; title: Alex La Guma and Time of the butcherbird.