Postcolonial African writers have made an enormous contribution to world literature. These writers frequently examine such issues as emerging identities in the postcolonial climate, neo-colonialism and new forms of oppression, cultural and political hegemonies, neo-elitism, language appropriation, and economic instability. During the last decade, their works have elicited increasing critical attention. This reference book overviews the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume focuses on how postcoloniality is reflected in the novels, poetry, prose, and drama of major, minor, and emerging writers from diverse countries in Africa, including representative North and South African writers as well as writers of the Indian diaspora born in Africa.
This book explores the lives and writings of ten figures
whose work conveyed new knowledge of other cultures, including Sir
George Grey, Winwood Reade, Roger Casement, and Gertrude Bell.
Embracing issues such as gender and travel, racial science, the
globalization of "native management," the internal colonies and more,
and the essays will engage all those with an interest in cultural
geography, postcolonial studies, anthropology, biography and travel
writing.