Visions of womanhood in contemporary African literature. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Blessing Diala-Ogamba ; foreword by Chioma Carol Opara.
• Authors: Diala-Ogamba, Blessing
• Other Names: Opara, Chioma Carol writer of supplementary textual content.
• Contents: Introduction Section 1: Women's Identity and Self-Awareness Chapter 1: Oral Traditions in African Novels: An Analysis of Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s <span style="font-style:italic;">The Last of the Strong Ones and Sunny Udoh’s <span style="font-style:italic;">Martial Bliss Chapter 2: Technique and Form in Lilian Masitera’s <span style="font-style:italic;">The Trail Chapter 3: Social Change and Women’s Struggle in Zukiswa Wanner’s <span style="font-style:italic;">The Madam Section 2: Patriarchal Abuse and Liberation Chapter 4: Hypocrisy and Abuse of Power in Nawal El Sadaawi’s <span style="font-style:italic;">God Dies By The Nile and <span style="font-style:italic;">The Fall of The Imam Chapter 5: From Oppression to Rebelliousness: Women in Tayeb Salih's <span style="font-style:italic;">Season of Migration to North and Buchi Emecheta's <span style="font-style:italic;">Kehinde Section 3: Exploitation, Women's Struggle, and Resistance Chapter 6: Race, Colonialism, and Resistance: The Women Left Behind in Lauretta Ncgobo's <span style="font-style:italic;">and They Didn't Die Chapter 7: The Formidable Emancipator in Meja Mwangi’s <span style="font-style:italic;">Crossroads: The Last Plague Chapter 8: Behind the Veil: The Unyielding Protagonist in Nuruddin Farah’s <span style="font-style:italic;">Knots Section 4: Gender and Liberation in Patriarchal Society Chapter 9: Perception of Womanhood in Flora Nwapa’s Novels Chapter 10: Resistance and Activism in Sembene Ousmane's <span style="font-style:italic;">God's Bits of Wood Chapter 11: Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in Nigerian Movies Conclusion
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809.8896; African literature -- History and criticism; Women, Black, in literature; Women in literature
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781793644398
• Related ISBNs: 9781793644381
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