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Perspectives on African Literature:; selections from the proceedings
by Heywood, Christopher (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, few pencil underlines throughout book, light spot
- ISBN 10
- 0841900930
- ISBN 13
- 9780841900936
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Africana Pub. Corp, 1971. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, few pencil underlines throughout book, light spotting to top and side fore-edge, extremely light soiling to DJ, extremely faint sunning and rubbing to inside DJ flaps, tape residue to front DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in orange DJ, gilt to spine, 175 pages; 23 cm. African literature -- History and criticism -- Congresses. Contents: [Literature and Criticism] African writer and his past / James Ngugi. Criticism of modern African literature / Abiola Irele. Criticism and literature in Africa / D.S. Izevbaye -- [Language and Style] Development of African prose-writing in English: a perspective / Lalage Bown. Language and sources of Amos Tutuola / A. Afolayan. Some problems of translation in African literature / Brenda Packman -- [Literary Forms] Modern drama in West Africa / Oyin Ogunba. Character of popular fiction in Ghana / Ime Ikiddeh. Traditionalism in African literature J.P. Clark / E. Ofori Akyea -- [Authors and Works] Progress and civilization in the work of Wloe Soyinka / Eldred Jones. Relevance of the King Camara Laye's Le Regard du Roi / David Cook. Development of writing in East Africa / David Rubadiri. Novels of Peter Abrahams / Christopher Heywood.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88950
- Title
- Perspectives on African Literature:; selections from the proceedings
- Author
- Heywood, Christopher (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, few pencil underlines throughout book, light spot
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0841900930
- ISBN 13
- 9780841900936
- Publisher
- Africana Pub. Corp
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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