African Novels and the Question of Orality
| Author | : Eileen Julien |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1992-07-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015025373740 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis African Novels and the Question of Orality by : Eileen Julien
Download or read book African Novels and the Question of Orality written by Eileen Julien and published by . This book was released on 1992-07-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This genre lends itself to sophisticated experimentation in political discourse. Sony Labou Tansi's La Vie et demie (1979) and Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Devil on the Cross (1982) caricature the puerile representatives of political and economic power through grotesque physical appetites and bodily deformations.
