Title African children's and youth literature / Osayimwense Osa

Published New York : Twayne Publishers ; [1995] London : Prentice Hall International, [1995] ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 162 pages) Series Twayne's world authors series ; TWAS 853. African literature Twayne's world authors series ; TWAS 853 Twayne's world authors series. African literature. Contents Introduction: A Farewell to Neglect -- Cyprian Ekwensi: Pioneer African Writer for Children and Young Adults -- The Bride Price: A Masterpiece of African Youth Literature -- Young Adult Love and Marriage -- Material Wealth, Greed, Corruption, and the African Young Adult -- A Quest for Utopia: A Paradise for the Masses and African Youth Activism -- African Children's and Youth Fiction About War -- Reaching African Children and Youth and "Thinking Multicultural." Summary Provides a critical introduction to African children's and youth literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Children -- Books and reading -- Africa. Children's literature, African (English) -- History and criticism Young adult literature, African (English) -- History and criticism Youth -- Books and reading -- Africa. Children -- Books and reading. Children's literature, African (English) Young adult literature, African (English) Youth -- Books and reading. Africa. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0805749888 9780805749885

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