Broadening the Bookshelves

Getting to know literature by Anglophone African writers Ihave been at this column for over a year now, and still, every month I learn something new from the people I interview for it, not just about the subject matter itself, the literature we happen to be discussing each month, but also about that...

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Published in:The Writer (Boston) 2023-03, Vol.136 (3), p.11-14
Main Author: Lai, Yi Shun
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Achebe, Chinua
African literature
Anglophones
Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
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Summary:Getting to know literature by Anglophone African writers Ihave been at this column for over a year now, and still, every month I learn something new from the people I interview for it, not just about the subject matter itself, the literature we happen to be discussing each month, but also about that way in which we look at literature and the myriad ways there are to interpret it. There's an attempt to move into an experiential relationship to what language can do other than giving you concepts and categories that speak to who you are." "A big moment for the development of African literature in terms of the larger literary imagination is the end of the colonial period for many of these countries. What we need to do is write books in our own languages to fully replicate our experience, to capture the nuances of our experience."
ISSN:0043-9517
2163-0046