African novels in the classroom
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African novels in the classroom
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000
- : hc
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references
Contents of Works
- Peter Abrahams's A wreath for Udomo / Richard Rathbone
- Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart / Martin A. Klein
- Ayi Kwei Armah's The beautyful ones are not yet born / Emmanuel Akyeampong
- Mariama Bâ's So long a letter / James A. Pritchett
- Driss Chraïbi's Mother comes of age / Janice Spleth
- Lindsey Collen's The rape of Sita / Beverly B. Mack
- Maryse Condé's Segu / Joye Bowman
- Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous conditions / Bill Bravman and Mary Montgomery
- Modikwe Dikobe's The Marabi dance / Iris Berger
- Buchi Emecheta's The joys of motherhood / Misty L. Bastian
- Buchi Emecheta's The slave girl / Kathleen Sheldon
- Nuruddin Farah's Gifts / Lidwien Kapteijns
- Elsa Joubert's Poppie Nongena / Jeanne Penvenne
- J. Nozipo Maraire's Zensele : letters to my daughter / Karen R. Keim
- Meja Mwangi's Going down River Road / Charles Ambler
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A grain of wheat / Margaret Jean Hay
- Djibril Tamsir Niane's Sundiata : an epic of old Mari / Curtis A. Keim
- Flora Nwapa's Efuru / Sandra E. Greene
- Ferdinand Oyono's Houseboy / Barbara M. Cooper
- Tayeb Salih's Season of migration to the north / Farouk Topan
- Ousmane Sembene's God's bits of wood / Dennis D. Cordell
- Wole Soyinka's Ake : the years of childhood / Tamara Giles-Vernick
- Moyez G. Vassanji's The gunny sack / Jamie Monson
- P. T. Zeleza's Smouldering charcoal / Melvin E. Page
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Many teachers of African studies have found novels to be effective assignments in courses. In this guide, teachers describe their favourite African novels - drawn from all over the continent - and share their experiences of using them in the classroom.
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