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The word behind bars and the paradox of exile
- Title
- The word behind bars and the paradox of exile / edited by Kofi Anyidoho ; with a foreword by Jane I. Guyer.
- Publication
- Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1997.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Anyidoho, Kofi.
- Description
- x, 248 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Prisoners' writings, African (English)
- Exiles' writings, African (English)
- Prisoners in literature > Congresses
- Prisons > Africa > Literary collections
- Political prisoners > Africa > Literary collections
- African literature (English) > History and criticism > Congresses
- Prisons in literature > Congresses
- Prisoners' writings, African (English) > History and criticism > Congresses
- Exiles' writings, African (English) > History and criticism > Congresses
- Exiles in literature > Congresses
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243).
- Contents
- Prison as exile/exile as prison / Kofi Anyidoho -- Of orality and memory in prison and exile / Jack Mapanje -- Containing cockroaches / Jack Mapanje -- Exile and creativity / Micere Githae Mugo -- Poems for liberation of the land / Micere Githae Mugo -- The locus and logos of exile / Aliko Songolo -- Conditions in the Third World : a playwright's soliloquy on his experiences / Ola Rotimi -- How not to rule the Third World : a parable playlet / Ola Rotimi.
- Call Number
- Sc D 97-1969
- ISBN
- 0810113929 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0810113937 (paper : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97016003
- OCLC
- 36993757
- Title
- The word behind bars and the paradox of exile / edited by Kofi Anyidoho ; with a foreword by Jane I. Guyer.
- Imprint
- Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1997.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243).
- Added Author
- Anyidoho, Kofi.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 97-1969JFD 97-18435