African writers have, much more than the critics, recognized the beauty and potency of the short story. Always the least studied in African literature classrooms and the most critically overlooked genre in African literature today, the African short story is now given the attention it deserves. Contributors here take a close look at the African short story to re-define its own peculiar pedigree, chart its trajectory, critique its present state and examine its creative possibilities.
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Number of Pages: 192 Format(s): Paperback - ISBN: 9781847010810 Publication Date:21/11/2013 Listed in:Post-colonial literature Publisher:James Currey