New Directions in African Literature: A Review
- ISBN-10
- 0852555709
- ISBN-13
- 9780852555705
- Category
- African literature
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- James Currey Publishers
- Authors
- James Morel Gibbs, Ernest Emenyo̲nu, Patricia Thornton Emenyonu
Description
Critics take stock of where African Literature has got to and where it is likely to go with the next generation of writers.
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