Bibliography of African Literatures

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Bibliography of African Literature provides extensive coverage of the writings of both established and promising new authors in all continental African countries and Madagascar. The bibliography is arranged primarily by language, with emphasis on literatures in English and French. Some works in Portuguese, Arabic, and various major African languages are also included. Works are divided by region and country. A general overview lists bibliographies, anthologies, and critical works about African literature. With author, gender, and country indexes.

Author Biography: Peter Limb is a librarian at Reid Library, University of Western Australia. Jean-Marie Volet is a research fellow in the Department of French Studies at the University of Western Australia.

FROM THE CRITICS

Choice

...provides a useful means for bringing this body of literature into the reading mainstream...Its scope and the quality of it's coverage make it a good resource for any library whose readers have interest in African or international literature..

African Journal Of Languages And Linguistics

...an impressive, prodigious work...It is so comprehensive, so rich, and very creative, succinct, intellectually and academically relevant..

Booknews

Contains 4,660 listings. Included are books by established as well as new literary writers of the continent and diaspora. The main emphasis is on literatures in English and French, but some in Portugese, Arabic, and other major African languages are also included. All countries and literary genres are covered. Arrangement of listings is primarily by language, then by region or country. Within each country, works are arranged in the following sequence: bibliographies, anthologies, general critical works, and publications by selected literary authors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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