The Columbia guide to Central African literature in English since 1945
By: Adrian Roscoe ; with contributions by Anthony Chennells
Series: The Columbia guides to literature since 1945
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780231130424; 9780231503792
Subjects: Zimbabwean literature (English) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Malawi literature (English) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Zambian literature (English) -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Africa, Central -- Intellectual life
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: "Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multiple political and economic pressures that have shaped Central African writing since the end of World War II and reveals its authors' heroic efforts to keep their literary traditions alive in the face of extreme poverty and AIDS."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-281) and index