African Language Literatures
Author: Albert S. Gérard
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Three Continents
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13:
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Decolonising the Mind
Author: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 0852555016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNgugi wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu.
The Rise of the African Novel
Author: Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2018-03-27
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 047205368X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEngaging questions of language, identity, and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition
An Introduction to African Languages
Author: G. Tucker Childs
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2003-12-19
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9027295883
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to the study of African languages, the book presents linguistic phenomena not found in European languages. A goal of this book is to stimulate interest in African languages and address the question: What makes African languages so fascinating? The orientation adopted throughout the book is a descriptive one, which seeks to characterize African languages in a relatively succinct and neutral manner, and to make the facts accessible to a wide variety of readers. The author’s lengthy acquaintance with the continent and field experiences in western, eastern, and southern Africa allow for both a broad perspective and considerable depth in selected areas. The original examples are often the author’s own but also come from other sources and languages not often referenced in the literature. This text also includes a set of sound files illustrating the phenomena under discussion, be they the clicks of Khoisan, talking drums, or the ideophones (words like English lickety-split) found almost everywhere, which will make this book a valuable resource for teacher and student alike.
The Question of Language in African Literature Today
Author: Eldred D. Jones
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Languages and Literatures of Africa
Author: Alain Ricard
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this work, African literatures are presented in a new perspective focusing on the dialogue between languages and literatures. An historical overview provides new insights into the literatures of Africa, both oral and written.
Literatures in African Languages
Author: B. W. Andrzejewski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1985-11-21
Total Pages: 678
ISBN-13: 0521256461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough African literatures in English and French are widely known outside Africa, those in the African languages themselves have not received comparable attention. In this book a number have been selected for survey by fourteen specialist writers, providing the reader with an introduction to this very wide field and a body of reference material which includes extensive bibliographies and biographical information on African authors. Theoretical issues such as genre divisions are discussed in the essays and the historical, social and political forces at work in the creation and reception of African literature are examined. Literature is treated as an art whose medium is language, so that both the oral and written forms are encompassed. This book will be of value not only to readers concerned with the cultures of Africa but to all those with an interest in the literary phenomena of the world in general.
Tongue and Mother Tongue
Author: African Literature Association. Meeting
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780865439962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTongue and Mother Tongue takes on two compelling challenges: the language question and the place and role of the mother tongue in African literature. This collection is the culmination of the fierce, decades-old debate on the question of African literature and its criticism. The fourteen essays range from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives, covering the theoretical and ideological aspects of the language question, the nature of criticism, the influence of the oral tradition, critical analysis of mother tongue literature and textual analyses.
Dust
Author: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2014-10-07
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0345802543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Washington Post Notable Book When a young man is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi, his grief-stricken father and sister bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands. But the murder has stirred up memories long since buried, precipitating a series of events no one could have foreseen. As the truth unfolds, we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape, hidden deep within the shared past of a family and their conflicted nation. Spanning Kenya’s turbulent 1950s and 1960s, Dust is spellbinding debut from a breathtaking new voice in literature.
African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century
Author: Esther Mukewa Lisanza
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2020-08-16
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9783030234812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited book examines the crucial role still played by African languages in pedagogy and literatures in the 21st century, generating insights into how they effectively serve cultural needs across the African continent and beyond. Boldly positioning African languages as key resources in the 21st century, chapters focus on themes such as language revolt by marginalized groups at grassroots level, the experience of American students learning African languages, female empowerment through the use of African languages in music, film and literary works, and immigration issues. The contributions are written by scholars of language, literature, education and linguistics, and the book will be of interest to students and scholars in these and related areas.
