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Indiana University Press The African Quest for Freedom and Identity: Cameroonian Writing and the National Experience

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Independence generated the promise of a better future for the ethnically diverse populations of African countries, but during the past thirty years economic and political crises have called into question the legitimacy of speaking about nationhood in Africa. Richard Bjornson argues here that a national consciousness can indeed be seen in the shared systems of references made possible by the emergence of literate cultures. By tracing the evolution of literate culture in Cameroon from the colonial period to the present and by examining a broad spectrum of writing in its social, political, economic, and cultural contexts, Bjornson shows how the concepts of freedom and identity have become the dominant concerns of the country's writers, and he relates those themes to the history of Cameroon's as a complex modern state. Bjornson also analyzes in detail works by writers such as Mongo Beti, Ferdinand Oyono, Marcien Towa, Guillaume Oyono-Mbia, René Philombe, and Francis Bebey. Review Authoritative, comprehensive, and very readable, this eminently significant study reflects exacting and thorough scholarship, direct contact with African writers and scholars, and masterful treatment of a very complex subject. . . . This is a major work in the study of African national literatures, written in a style marked by clarity, continuity, insight, and a sympathetic, understanding approach. September 1991-- "Choice"

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Brand: Indiana University Press
Colour: Blue
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 0253311942
Category: Books > Subjects > History > World History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 22 March 1991
Listed Since: 07 February 2007

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