Author : George Nyamndi
Publisher : Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The West African Village Novel, with Particular Reference to Elechi Amadi's The Concubine by : George Nyamndi
Download or read book The West African Village Novel, with Particular Reference to Elechi Amadi's The Concubine written by George Nyamndi and published by Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1982 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Nyamndi provides in this work an historical and analytical study of the West African village novel. Starting with history he locates in the contact of Western and African cultures the circumstances that gave birth to the genre. He traces the development of the West African village novel through the different phases of adjustment to its present directions, underlining both its parti- cularities in theme and treatment and its similarities to other literatures of the world born of the clash of values. Particular attention is given to Elechi Amadi, a major though little-known West African village novelist. George Nyamndi focuses on Amadi's The Concubine to demonstrate the author's artistic achievements as well as the relevance of his themes to African culture and society.