Title The nation writ small : African fictions and feminisms, 1958-1988 / Susan Z. Andrade

Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) : illustrations Series e-Duke books scholarly collection. Contents The joys of daughterhood : Achebe, Nwapa, Emecheta -- The loved and the left : Sembne, B[MARC+92][MARC+95], Sow Fall -- Bildung in formation and deformation: Dangarembga and Farah -- Bildung at its boundaries: Djebar, two ways Summary Challenging the notion that Africa's first women novelists were uninterested in postcolonial politics, Susan Z. Andrade shows that in their allegorical fiction, the family stood for the nation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject African literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism African literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors. LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. African literature African literature -- Women authors Literature SUBJECT Africa -- In literature Subject Africa Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0822393743 9780822393740 1283317184 9781283317184

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