Displaced Selves in Contemporary Fiction, or the Art of Literary Activism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8891088 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Simoes Da Silva (0000-0002-2453-8468, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.63b6986ff9 |
| OpenAlex | W2190175519 |
| Language | EN |
The impact of the above passage, taken from an essay written byKenyan essayist Binyavanga Wainaina, is indisputable. As we read adeep anger rises from within Wainaina's otherwise insightful, patientand generous advice to would-be-writers. A satire on ongoing representationsof Africa and of Africans, the essay appeared in a collection published byGranta Books in 2005 entitled The View from Africa
Aesthetics · Art · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Vocabulary · Work (physics · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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