| Description |
1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Series |
Anthem Advances in African Cultural Studies |
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Anthem Advances in African Cultural Studies
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter One Mirror Effect: Narrating the Self through Traditions and Cultures -- Chapter Two The Universal and the Particular in African Memoirs -- Chapter Three The Portraiture of Womanhood in Emmanuel Babatunde's An African Journey through Celibate Priesthood to Married Life -- Chapter Four Politics, Philosophical Representation, and Culture in Cherno Njie's Sweat Is Invisible in the Rain |
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Chapter Five The Yoruba Worldview, Meanings, and Ideals of Life in Michael Afolayan's Fate of Our Mothers -- Chapter Six The Indelibility of Igbo Tradition (Home) in Kalu Ogbaa's Carrying my Father's Torch -- Chapter Seven Experiences, Reflections, and Refractions on the Cusp in A. B. Assensoh's A Matter of Sharing -- Chapter Eight Toward a Spatial and Identity Synthesis: Regional Peculiarities in African Memoirs -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In this book, memoirs by West African writers are discussed as repositories of African communities, ranging from the traditional to the contemporary. Each memoir examined analyzes and sheds light on the inner workings of society via the individual, including the dynamic processes of African cultures, civilizations, and peoples |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Autobiography -- African authors.
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Biography as a literary form.
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biography (general genre)
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Autobiography -- African authors
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Biography as a literary form
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| SUBJECT |
West African literature -- History and criticism
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781839987755 |
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1839987758 |
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9781839987762 |
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1839987766 |
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