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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Main Author: Ayo Kehinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2004-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/301