world literature and literary criticism - Lynne Rienner Publishers

African Novels in the Classroom
edited by Margaret Jean Hay
“Hay has edited nothing short of an instantly invaluable resource for teachers
of African studies.... perhaps the most useful resource I have found for
teachers of African literature and African studies at the college level.”
—DONALD E. LANDRUM, MULTICULTURAL REVIEW
“It is a pleasure to look over the work of these US-based teachers who include
African material in their classes, and who are willing to lend their various
expertises to the promotion of a literature that is foreign to many of them....
their deft, compact, thematic explorations of these novels constitute a welcome
change from the traditional approaches.”
—ODE S. OGEDE,
RESEARCH IN AFRICAN LITERATURES
“A wonderfully practical, even inspiring, book for Africanist teachers at the
undergraduate level.”
—JAN BENDER SHETLER,
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES
Some of the best college teachers have found novels to be extremely
effective assignments in courses addressing various aspects of African
studies. Here, two dozen of those teachers describe their favorite
African novels—drawn from all over the continent—and share their
experiences in using them in the classroom.
Margaret Jean Hay is associate professor of history and director of
publications at Boston University’s African Studies Center.
CONTENTS: Introduction—J. Hay. Peter Abrahams, A Wreath for Udomo—R.
Rathbone. Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart—M. Klein. Ayi Kwei Armah, The
Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born—E. Akyeampong. Miriama Bâ, So Long a Letter—J.
Pritchett. Driss Chraïbi, Mother Comes of Age—J. Spleth. Lindsey
Collen, The Rape of Sita—B. Mack. Maryse Condé, Segu—J. Bowman. Tsitsi
Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions—B. Bravman. Modikwe Dikobe, The Marabi
Dance—I. Berger. Buchi Emecheta, The Joys of Motherhood—M. Bastian. Buchi
Emecheta, The Slave Girl—K. Sheldon. Nuruddin Farah, Gifts—L. Kapteijns.
Elsa Joubert, Poppie Nongena—J. Penvenne. J. Nozipo Nkosama Maraire, Zenzele—K.
Keim. Meja Mwangi, Going Down River Road—C. Ambler. Ngugi wa
Thiong’o, A Grain of Wheat—J. Hay. D.T. Niane, Sundiata—C. Keim. Flora
Nwapa, Efuru—S. Greene. Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy—B. Cooper. Tayeb
Salih, Season of Migration to the North—F. Topan. Ousmane Sembene, God’s
Bits of Wood—D. Cordell. Wole Soyinka, Ake—T. Giles-Vernick. Moyez G.
Vassanji, The Gunny Sack—J. Monson. P. T. Zeleza, Smouldering Charcoal—M.
Page. Appendixes: Novels by Region. Novels by Theme.
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2000/314 pages LC: 00-022780
ISBN: 1-55587-853-9 hc £45.50 / $59.95
ISBN: 1-55587-878-4 pb £22.95 / $29.95
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