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The Undergraduate's Companion to African Writers and Their Web Sites
Miriam E. Conteh-Morgan
Book Code: LU1168
ISBN: 1-59158-116-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-116-1
208 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 10/30/2005
List Price: $34.00 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This is a cracking little book for students studying African writers.
    —Reference Reviews     August 2006
  • [A] very useful resource, which is an essential acquisition for all African studies libraries, as well as academic and public libraries with sizeable collections of African literature. Individual African literature scholars, and those teaching African literature courses, will also find it very handy as a desktop compendium.
    —The African Book Publishing Record     June 2006
Description: The study of Africa was introduced into the curriculum of institutions of higher learning in the United States in the 1960s, when the Black Consciousness movement in the United States and the Cold War and decolonization movements in Africa created a need for the systematic study of other regions of the world. Between 1986 and 1991, three Africans won Nobel literature prizes: Soyinka, Mahfouz, and Gordimer, and the visibility of African writers increased. They are now a firmly established part of world literature courses in many general education curricula throughout North America. African Writers is meant to serve as a resource for introductory material on 300 writers from 39 countries. These writers were selected on the basis on two criteria: that there is material on them in an easily available reference work; and that there is some information of research value on free Web sites. Each writer is from the late-19th or 20th century, with the notable exception of Olaudah Equiano, an 18th-century African whose slave narrative is generally considered the first work of African literature. All entries are annotated.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Alphabetical List of Authors
  • Authors by Nationality
  • Frequently cited Web sites
  • Frequently Cited References
  • Web sites and References for African Writers
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2005016078
LCC Class: PL8010
Dewey Class: 025
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