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African Pasts: Memory and History in African Literatures
(Hardback)
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Full Title:
African Pasts: Memory and History in African Literatures
Contributors:
By (Author) Tim Woods
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Imprint:
Manchester University Press
Publication Date:
30th April 2007
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Main Subject:
Dewey:
809.896
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
304
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Explores African literature in the post-colonial era, as a traumatic response to the effects of colonialism. Among other issues, it deals with literature in the era of apartheid, the early post-apartheid years in literature, postmodern African fiction and the response to colonialism in the work of writers imprisoned for their political beliefs -- .
Author Bio
Tim Woods is Professor of English Literature and American Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
