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The Undergraduate´s Companion to African Writers and Their Web Sites
Miriam E. Conteh-Morgan
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Description for The Undergraduate´s Companion to African Writers and Their Web Sites
Paperback. Intended to serve as a resource for introductory material on 300 writers from 39 countries. All entries are annotated in this book; and each writer is from the late 19th or 20th century, with the notable exception of Olaudah Equiano (an eighteenth-century African whose slave narrative is generally considered the first work of African literature). Series: Author Research Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Now a firmly established part of world literature course offerings in many general education curricula, African literature is no longer housed exclusively with African Studies programs, and is often studied in English, French, Portuguese, Women's Studies, and Comparative Studies departments. This book helps fill the great need for research materials on this topic, presenting the best resources available for 300 African writers. These writers have been carefully selected to include both well-known writers and those less commonly studied yet highly influential. They are drawn from both the Sub-Sahara and the Maghreb, the major geographical regions of Africa. The study ... Read more
Now a firmly established part of world literature course offerings in many general education curricula, African literature is no longer housed exclusively with African Studies programs, and is often studied in English, French, Portuguese, Women's Studies, and Comparative Studies departments. This book helps fill the great need for research materials on this topic, presenting the best resources available for 300 African writers. These writers have been carefully selected to include both well-known writers and those less commonly studied yet highly influential. They are drawn from both the Sub-Sahara and the Maghreb, the major geographical regions of Africa. The study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Author Research Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781591581161
SKU
V9781591581161
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About Miriam E. Conteh-Morgan
Miriam E. Conteh-Morgan is Reference Librarian and Collection Manager for African Studies/Linguistics and French at Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus.
Reviews for The Undergraduate´s Companion to African Writers and Their Web Sites
This is a cracking little book for students studying African writers.
Reference Reviews
[A] very useful resource, which is an essential acquisition for all African studies libraries, as well as academic and public libraries with sizeable collections of African literature. Individual African literature scholars, and those teaching African literature courses, will also find it very handy as a ... Read more
Reference Reviews
[A] very useful resource, which is an essential acquisition for all African studies libraries, as well as academic and public libraries with sizeable collections of African literature. Individual African literature scholars, and those teaching African literature courses, will also find it very handy as a ... Read more