Post-Independence Disillusionment in Contemporary African Fiction
African writers have an enduring propensity for social and political commitment. Their texts mostly reflect and refract the socio-political events in their societies. Initially, African literature was a tool for celebrating the heroic grandeur of the African past; later it was used for anti-colonia...
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Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2004-06-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/301 |