Readings in African Popular Fiction

Readings in African Popular Fiction

Stephanie Newell

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Año de edición:
2002
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9780852555644
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Broadening the view of what is considered to be African literature this text brings together examples from a wide range of African popular fiction and provides a useful reference tool for students.Includes eight primary texts including examples from Drum magazine, Alex la Guma’s Little Libby - the comic strips of the Adventures of Liberation Chabalala, and extracts from popular fiction novels, novellas and short stories.Contributors also examine the social, political and economic contexts of popular narratives.

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