A new generation of African writers
Subtitle: migration, material culture & language
By: Brenda Cooper.
Publisher: James Currey; University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, NY; Scottsville, S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781847015075; 9781869141561
Subjects: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, -- 1977- -- Criticism and interpretation; African literature (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism; African literature (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Multiple worlds, material culture & language; title: Virtual objects & parallel universes : Biyi Bandele's The street; title: Everyday objects & translation : Leila Aboulela's The translator & coloured lights; title: Possessions, science & power : Jamal Mahjoub's The carrier; title: Words, things & subjectivity : Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian chronicles; title: Breaking Gods & petals of purple : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple hibiscus; title: An abnormal ordinary : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a yellow sun; title: Conclusion : The rifle is not a penis.