The Ordeal of the African WriterThe literatures of the English language experienced an extraordinary transformation in the second half of the 20th century as a result of the creative energy released by decolonization. But as this book demonstrates, only a small number of African writers - Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, Nuruddin Farah and Wole Soyinka - have become known outside their own continent. They also face - and this is the subject of this book - enormous obstacles within Africa getting their work published, let alone supporting themselves financially from their writing. |
Contents
Accidental Artist or Really | 1 |
Talking with Paper is Only the Beginning | 26 |
African Writers and the Quest for Publication | 54 |
Copyright | |
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