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Student encyclopedia of african literature   Student encyclopedia of African Literature douglaS Killam and alicia l. Kerfoot Greenwood Press westport, Connectcut • London  Lbrary of Congress Catalogng-n-Publcaton data Killam, g. d. Student encyclopedia of african literature / douglas Killam and alicia l. Kerfoot. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978–0–313–33580–8 (alk. paper) 1. african literature (english)—encyclopedias. 2. african literature (english)— Bio-bibliography—encyclopedias. 3. african literature—encyclopedias. 4. african literature—Bio-bibliography—encyclopedias. 5. authors, african—Biography— encyclopedias. 6. africa—in literature—encyclopedias. i. Kerfoot, alicia l. ii. title. pr9340.a52K65 2008 820.9’9603—dc22 [B] 2007035356 British library cataloguing in publication data is available. copyright © 2008 by douglas Killam and alicia l. Kerfoot all rights reserved. no portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. library of congress catalog card number: 2007035356 iSBn: 978–0–313–33580–8 first published in 2008 greenwood press, 88 post road West, Westport, ct 06881 an imprint of greenwood publishing group, inc. www.greenwood.com printed in the united States of america the paper used in this book complies with the permanent paper Standard issued by the national information Standards organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v contentS liSt of entrieS vii guide to related topicS xv preface xxv The enCyCLoPedia 1 Selected BiBliography 325 indeX 329 v v liSt of entrieS abrahams, lionel Anthills of the Savannah abrahams, peter anthologies abruquah, Joseph Wilfred anyidoho, Kofi achebe, chinua apartheid acholonu, catherine obianuju armah, ayi Kwei adair, Barbara Arrow of God adedeji, (alu)remi aduke Arrowheads to My Heart adichie, chimamanda ngozi atta, Sefi Africa Is People awoonor, Kofi (nyedevu) African Child, The Bâ, amadou hampâté African Image, The Bâ, mariama African Tragedy, An Bacchae of Euripides, The african Writers Series Baderoon, gabeba african-american literature Bandele-thomas, Biyi african-British literature Bavino Sermons african-canadian literature Beatification of Area Boy, The african-caribbean literature Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, The afrika, tatamkhulu ismail Beggar, The, The Thief and the Dogs, and Age of Iron Autumn Quail aidoo, ama ata Bekederemo, J(ohn) p(epper) clark aiyejina, funso Ben, in the World ajayi, christie ade Ben Jelloun, tahar ajayi, tolu(walogo) Ben-abdallah, mohammed ajose, audrey Beti, mongo (pseudonym of alexandre Biyidi) Akassa You Mi: A Historical Drama Bikoroa Plays, The Aké: The Years of Childhood Biography and autobiography akello, grace Bitter Eden Akenhaten: Dweller in Truth Bitter Fruit: A Novel alford, gwen Black, Stephen alkali, Zaynab Black atlantic All for Love: A Novel Black consciousness in South All for Oil africa aluko, t(imothy) m(ofolorunso) Black Docker, The amadi, elechi Blackburn, douglas Amriika Blackheart anduru, agoro Blame Me on History angira, Jared Blanket Boy’s Moon aniebo, i.n.c. Blay, J. Benibengor Anowa Blind Moon v v List of Entries Blood Knot, The collen, lindsay Bloodlines combrinck, lisa Bloom, harry Concubine, The Boehmer, elleke Conservationist, The Boesman and Lena conton, William (farquhar) Boetie, dugmore cook, méira Book of Secrets, The cope, Jack (robert Knox) Bosman, h(erman) c(harles) couchoro, félix Boundaries couto, mia Brettell, n. h. cripps, a(rthur) S(hearly) Brew, (osborne henry) Kwesi Cry, the Beloved Country Breytenbach, Breyten cugoano, ottobah Brink, andre cullinan, patrick (roland) Broken Reed currey, ralph nixon Brutus, dennis dadié, Bernard Bukenya, austin Dance in the Sun, A Burger’s Daughter Dance of the Forests, A Butler, frederick guy dangarembga, tsitsi By the Sea dangor, achmat Cairo Trilogy Daughter of Mumbi Call Me by My Rightful Name Daughters of Twilight Call Me Woman de graft, Joe (Joseph coleman) camara laye Death and the King’s Horseman campbell, roy(ston) Dedan Kimathi Captain’s Tiger, The dei-anang, michael francis Carnival of Looters, A Detained: A Writer’s Prison Diary casely-hayford, adelaide Devil on the Cross casely-hayford, gladys dhlomo, h(erbert) i. e. casely-hayford, Joseph ephraïm dhlomo, r(obert) r(olfes) r(eginald) censorship dib, mohammed Chaka diescho, Joseph Chaos Theory of the Heart and Other Poems dikobe, modikwe (pseudonym of marks Mainly since 1990 rammitloa) chedid, andrée Dilemma of a Ghost, The cheney-coker, Syl diop, alioune Children of Gebelawi diop, Birago chimombo, Steve diop, cheikh anta chingono, Julius diop, david chinodya, Shimmer Divorce, The chinweizu djoleto, (Solomon alexander) amu chipamaunga, edmund Down Second Avenue chipasula, frank drama chraïbi, driss Drum clayton, cherry Dry White Season, A cloete, (edward fairlie) Stuart (graham) du plessis, menán clouts, Sydney (david) duodu, cameron cochlovius, Karen Dusklands coetzee, J(ohn) m(axwell) easmon, r(aymond) Sarif Collector of Treasures, The echeruo, michael J. c. List of Entries x echewa, t. obinkaram Gunny Sack, The Edufa gurnah, abdulrazak Efuru gwala, mafika pascal egbuna, obi B(enedict) haarhoff, dorian ekwensi, cyprian hakim, te[a?]wfiq (husayn) al- emecheta, Buchi Hammer Blows enekwe, ossie head, Bessie eppel, John Healers, The equiano, olaudah Heavensgate essop, ahmed Helena’s Hope, Ltd Experience, The Hello and Goodbye Eye of the Earth, The henshaw, James ene fagunwa, d(aniel) o. Heroes fall, malick hope, christopher (david tully) Famished Road, The House Gun, The farah, nuruddin House of Hunger fatunde, tunde Houseboy feminism and literature hove, chenjerai fettouma, touati hussein, ebrahim n. fiawoo, ferdinand Kwasi I Will Marry When I Want Fisherman’s Invocation, The Ibadan: The Pankelemes Years, a Memoir fitzpatrick, (Sir) J. percy 1946–1965 Fixions and Other Stories Idanre Foe ike, (Vincent) chukwuemeka Fools and Other Stories imbuga, francis Footprints in the Quag In the Ditch Forest of a Thousand Daemons, The In the Fog of the Season’s End Foriwa In the Heart of the Country Fragments Incidents at the Shrine From a Crooked Rib Instant in the Wind, An fugard, athol Interpreters, The fugard, Sheila meiring iroh, eddie garuba, harry iyayi, festus gay and lesbian Sexuality in Jabavu, noni (helen nontando) literature Jacobson, dan(iel) ghanem, fathy Johnson, lemuel a. gibbon, perceval Jonker, ingrid Girl Who Killed to Save: Nongquase the Jordan, a(rchibald) c(ampbell) Liberator, The Journey Within, The Gods Are Not to Blame, The Joys of Motherhood, The God’s Bits of Wood July’s People God’s Step-Children Ka, aminata maiga Going down River Road Kagame, alexis gordimer, nadine Kahiga, Samuel Grain of Wheat, A Karodia, farida Grass Is Singing, The Karone, yodi gray, Stephen Katiyo, Wilson Great Ponds, The Kayira, legson Guest of Honour, A Kente, gibson x List of Entries Kgositsile, Keorapetse Marabi Dance, The Kibera, leonard marechera, dambudzo Kimenye, Barbara Marriage of Anansewa, The Konadu, (Samuel) asare marshall, Bill okyere Kongi’s Harvest Martha Quest Kourouma, ahmadou Master of Petersburg, The Kunene, daniel p. Matigari Kunene, mazisi (Kamdabuli) mattera, umaruiddin don Kurunmi matthews, James Kuzwayo, ellen maunick, edouard la guma, alex(ander) mazrui, ali a. Labyrinths mbuli, mzwakhe ladipo, duro mcloughlin, timothy o. laing, B(ernard) Kojo mda, Zakes (Zanemvula Kizito gatyeni) Lament for an African Pol memmi, albert Landlocked meniru, theresa ekwutosi Langbodo mezu, S(ebastian) okechukwu Last Harmattan of Alusine Dunbar, The mhlophe, gcina lessing, doris Mhudi Letters to Martha miller, ruth Life & Times of Michael K millin, Sarah gertrude likimani, muthoni Mine Boy Limits Mission to Kala Lion and the Jewel, The mnthali, felix lipenga, Ken modisane, William “Bloke” literary criticism mofolo, thomas (mopoku) literary theory moore, Bai t(amia) J(ohnson) Little Karoo, The mopeli-paulus, a(twell) S(idwell) livingstone, douglas motsisi, (Karobo moses) casey “Kid” Looking on Darkness mphahlele, es’kia (ezekiel) Looming Shadow, The mpina, edison lubega, Bonnie mtshali, (oswald) mbuyiseni lubwa p’chong mugo, micere githae maclennan, donald (alasdair calum) mulaisho, dominic madanhire, nevanji mungoshi, charles maddy, yulisa amadu (formerly pat munonye, John yulisa or pat maddy) Muntu Madmen and Specialists Muriel at Metropolitan Mafeking Diary of Sol T. Plaatje, The mutloatse, mothobi Mafeking Road mutswairo, Solomon magaia, lina mwangi, meja magona, Sindiwe Myth, Literature, and the African World mahfouz, naguib mzamane, mbulelo (Vizikhungo) maina Wa Kinyatti nagenda, John Man of the People, A nakasa, nat(haniel ndazana) Man Who Lost His Shadow, The Napolo Poems manaka, matsemela nazareth, peter mangua, charles nazombe, anthony mapanje, Jack ndebele, njabulo (Simakahle)

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African literature is a vast subject of growing output and interest. Written especially for students, this book selectively surveys the topic in a clear and accessible way. Included are roughly 600 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, genres, and major works. Many entries cite works for furth
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