Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation
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Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation

New Shades of Black

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation

New Shades of Black

About this book

Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation: New Shades of Black explores African literary issues and focuses on Nigerian generations throughout history. It also underscores women authors' relatively unknown or dispersed role and their positions regarding Western feminism. Concurrently, the book acknowledges the emergence of a current Generation called the Me-Generation, dealing with erstwhile taboo themes and genre experimentation. Three contemporary novels are singled out and analysed: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, A Small Silence by Jumoke Verissimo and Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. They deal with the trope of blackness as humour and satire, as a healing space and as Igbo spiritual cosmovision, which contests Western givens. This book can become a reference for those interested in African literature and, particularly, Nigerian literature. Concurrently, it can be a starting point to enrich the debate on African literature.

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Yes, you can access Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation by Eugenia Ossana in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & African Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040313954
Edition
0
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
African Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Introduction to Nigerian Literature: First-, Second-, Third-, and Me-Generations
  9. 2 Of Ties and Lies: Aesthetic and Ethical Disruptions in My Sister, the Serial Killer
  10. 3 Embracing Darkness and Silence: Alternative Tropes for Healing and Resistance in A Small Silence
  11. 4 Igbo Voices in Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater
  12. 5 Conclusion
  13. Index