Research Catalog

Title

The writing of East and Central Africa / edited by G.D. Killam.

Publication

London ; Exeter, New Hampshire : Heinemann, 1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

Killam, G. D.

Description

x, 274 pages; 22 cm

Series Statement

Studies in African literature

Uniform Title

Studies in African literature

Subject

• African literature (English) > History and criticism
• African literature (English)
• Intellectual life
• Literature
• African literature (English) > History and criticism
• Littérature africaine de langue anglaise > Histoire et critique
• Africa, Eastern > Intellectual life
• Africa, Central > Intellectual life
• Africa, Eastern > In literature
• Africa, Central > In literature
• Central Africa
• Eastern Africa
• Africa, Central > In literature
• Africa, Central > Intellectual life
• Africa, Eastern > In literature
• Africa, Eastern > Intellectual life
• Afrique orientale > Dans la littérature
• Afrique centrale > Dans la littérature

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1: The countries. Waiting for Amin: two decades of Ugandan literature / Peter Nazareth -- The literature of Kenya / Jacqueline Bardolph -- Writing in English from Tanzania / Ismael R. Mbise -- Mauritian literature in English / Angela Smith -- Zambian fiction / John Reed -- Black writing in English from Zimbabwe / T. O. McLoughlin -- Part 2: The writers. Ngugi was Thiongʼo / G. D. Killam -- The songs of Okot pʼBitek / Bernth Lindfors -- Bibliyongraphy, or Six tabans in search of an author / Peter Nazareth -- Meja Mwangi's novels / Angus Calder -- Nuruddin Farah / D. R. Ewen -- Part 3: The genres. Poetry / Ken Goodwin -- The growth of the East African novel / Simon Gikandi -- The development of English drama in East Africa / L. A. Mbughuni.

ISBN

• 0435916718
• 9780435916718

LCCN

84187181

OCLC

• ocm13201344
• 13201344
• SCSB-1151332

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library