The Swahili Novel - Challenging the Idea of 'Minor Literature'

An overview of the Swahili novel, its place in a globalized world and a reflection on the status and dynamism of Kafka's concept of 'minor literature'.

Sommario

Introduction
Narrating Values: Describing a World
Shaaban Rober: The Optimism of Writing
The Crisis of the Bildungsroman
Euphrase Kezilahabi: An Initiatory Realism
The Political Novel
Mohamed Suleiman Mohamed: Narrating a Dual Reality
Criminals & the Corrupted
Investigations & Enigmas
Said Ahmed Mohamed: The Dark Side of Images
Conclusion

Info autore

Xavier Garnier

Riassunto

An overview of the Swahili novel, its place in a globalized world and a reflection on the status and dynamism of Kafka's concept of 'minor literature'.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Xavier Garnier
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9781847010797
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-079-7
• Pagine: 201
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 467 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Afrika, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Swahili, Suaheli, Kisuaheli, Kiswahili, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Swahili