ISBN10: 0253336333, ISBN13: 9780253336330, [publisher: Indiana University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN: 0253336333Indiana University Press (January 22, 2000)Hard Cover, DJ, 336 pagesNow that it can claim three Nobel laureates and many other literary prizewinners, African literature is no longer an exotic backwater. This compact, competent reference work helps bring the enormous body of African writing to general readers. The entries—authors, titles, and selected thematic subjects—are in one alphabetical sequence. A list of themes and topics, subdivided by geographic regions, is provided. No entries treat specific countries, but a country-author guide identifies writers' nationalities. Cross-references for names or terms in the body of entries are starred. Such meticulous attention to sound, usable construction accurately forecasts equally competent entries. The editors comprise a stellar cast of scholars, and the list of contributors includes well-known as well as younger scholars from around the world, including many Africans. The entries are knowledgeable, thorough, and clearly written. Essays on themes (censorship, apartheid, the Nigeria-Biafra War, drama, religion, literature) are scholarly and a welcome addition to a reference work. Two pages of further readings round out this excellent and much needed update to earlier works—e.g., Hans Zell et al.'s New Reader's Guide to Africa Literature (CH, Mar'84)—and supplement African Writers, ed. by C. Brian Cox (CH, Jul'97), which provides more information on selected writers but lacks the breadth of Killam and Rowe ...

ISBN10: 0253336333, ISBN13: 9780253336330, [publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington] Hardcover Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xiii, 322 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[La Charite sur Loire, France] [Publication Year: 2000]

Indiana University Press, Date: 2000-01-22. Hardcover. Like New. 2000. Indiana University Press ISBN 0253336333 9780253336330 [US]

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[Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

Indiana University Press 2000-01-22 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket First edition! Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding and crisp, bright pages, no marks or notations. HB HS.

ISBN10: 0253336333, ISBN13: 9780253336330, [publisher: Indiana University Press] Hardcover First Edition First edition! Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding and crisp, bright pages, no marks or notations. HB HS
[West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]