From Bildungsroman to Bildungsromance: Physical and Affective War in Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees

The bildungsroman has dominated the Nigerian literary landscape since the 1990s with novels such as Chimamanda N. Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2004), Unoma Azuah’s Sky-High Flames (2005), Chika Unigwe’s Night Dancer (2012), and Chinelo Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees (2015). These coming-of-age stor...

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Main Author: Cristina Cruz-Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2024-01-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
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Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/23655