| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Routledge studies in African literature series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This book considers the evolution and characteristics of Nigeria's third-generation literature, which emerged between the late 1980s and the early 1990s and is marked by expressive modes and concerns distinctly different from those of the preceding era. The creative writing of this period reflects new sensibilities and concerns about Nigeria's changing fortunes in the post-colonial era. The literature of the third generation is startling in its candidness, irreverence as well as the brutal self-disclosure of its characters, and it is governed by an unusually wide-ranging sweep in narrative techniques. This book examines six key texts of the oeuvre: Maria Ajima's The Web, Okey Ndibe's Foreign Gods, Inc., Teju Cole's Open City, Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters Street, Lola Shoneyin's The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's The Thing Around Your Neck. The texts interpret contemporary corruption and other unspeakable social malaise; together, they point to the exciting future of Nigerian literature, which has always been defined by its daring creativity and inventive expressive modes. Even conventional storytelling strategies receive revitalizing energies in these angst-driven narratives. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of contemporary African literature, Sociology, Gender and women's studies, and post-colonial cultural expression more broadly"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Local Note |
Taylor and Francis Taylor and Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Nigerian fiction (English) -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century.
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Literature and society -- Nigeria -- History -- 21st century.
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / African
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Literature and society. (OCoLC)fst01000096
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Nigerian fiction (English) (OCoLC)fst01037596
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Postcolonialism in literature. (OCoLC)fst01073035
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Nigeria. (OCoLC)fst01205229
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ogede, Ode. Nigeria's third-generation literature Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781032268422 (DLC) 2022046530 |
| ISBN |
9781003290186 (ebook) |
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1003290183 |
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9781032268422 (hardback) |
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9781000852110 (electronic bk.) |
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1000852113 (electronic bk.) |
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9781000852141 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
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1000852148 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
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9781032268439 (paperback) |
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1032268425 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781003290186 doi |
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