War and the subaltern: Voice as power in Buchi Emecheta’s Destination Biafra
In Africa, as in most other parts of the world, whenever there is war (or massive violence of any other hue), the common people are used as cannon fodder to protect the powerful upper class formulators of the letters of the war. Women and children are easily the most vulnerable. They are raped, tort...
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association
2021-10-01
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Series: | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde |
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Online Access: | https://letterkunde.africa/article/view/8598 |