The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945

Oyekan Owomoyela

December, 2008
Cloth, 216 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12686-1
$85.00 / £58.50

"Should be included in the reference collection of all institutes of higher education . . . A must for serious researchers." — Valentine K. Muyumba, American Reference Books Annual

"Highly recommended." — Choice

"Readers new to West African writing in English will find much to reward their choice of this book, and scholars of African literature will find much to renew their acquaintance with the subject and much to debate." — Craig McLuckie, professor of English, Okanagan College

Related Subjects

• Reference

Series

• Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945

About the Author

Oyekan Owomoyela (1938-2007) was Ryan Professor of African Literature and coordinator of African American and African Studies at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. A leading collector and scholar of the proverbs of the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, Owomoyela was the author of Yoruba Proverbs and Yoruba Trickster Tales, as well as the acclaimed A History of Twentieth-Century African Literatures.

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