Narrating the New African Diaspora : 21st Century Nigerian Literature in Context Hardback
by Maximilian Feldner
Part of the African Histories and Modernities series
Hardback
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This book provides the first comprehensive survey and collection of Nigerian diaspora literature, offering readings of novelists such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sefi Atta, Helon Habila, Helen Oyeyemi, Taiye Selasi, Chika Unigwe, Chris Abani, and Ike Oguine.
As members of the new African diaspora, their literature captures experiences of recent Nigerian migration to the United States and the United Kingdom.
Examining representative novels, such as Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, Habila’s Waiting for an Angel, Abani’s GraceLand, and Oyeyemi’s The Icarus Girl, the book discusses these novels’ literary and narrative methods and provides detailed analyses of two of the most common themes: depictions of migratory experiences and representations of Nigeria.
Placing the novels in their relevant historical, sociological, philosophical, and theoretical contexts, Narrating the New African Diaspora presents an insightful study of current anglophone Nigerian narrative literature.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:212 pages, VI, 212 p.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:05/02/2019
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- ISBN:9783030057428
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:212 pages, VI, 212 p.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:05/02/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030057428
