African Literature in a Structural and Linguistic Jail: Acknowledging, Apprehending and Advocating for Prison Break

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2012-11
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Mugubi, J.
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International Journal of Humanities & Social Science
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The author describes how works by some African writers that entail literary experimentation have not been seen as serious literature. He mentions how the society have refused to grow and still believe in three Eurocentric main genres, namely Poetry, Drama and Prose Fiction. Famous African literary works are cited which include "Showhat and Sowhat," "Lwanda Magere" and "Return to My Native Land."
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International Journal of Humanities & Social Science;Nov2012, Vol. 2 Issue 22, p152