Primacy, polemic, and paradox in Ken Bugul’s The abandoned baobab
Arguably considered the prototype of African postcolonial feminist writing by reason of its poignant depiction of taboo subjects such as lesbianism, prostitution, drugs, and suicide, Ken Bugul’s The abandoned baobab has elicited sustained interest from the academy. This paper seeks to contribute to...
Main Author: | Augustine H. Asaah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Ghana
2020-12-01
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Series: | Legon Journal of the Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ljh/article/view/202489 |
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