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"World Literature and Its Times 2: African Literature and Its Times" by David Galens and Joyce Moss

African literature reflects the complexities of African society. In this new volume in the World Literature and Its Times series, the literature-history connection is explored in 50 entries that are alphabetically arranged from Doris Lessing's African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe to Pepetela's Yaka. Works that are included represent perspectives and experiences from all regions of the continent, from female as well as male authors working in a variety of genres, in English or translated from European or African languages. Selection of writings was based on the frequency with which the work is studied, its connection to history, and its influence. Nelson Mandela's Rivonia Trial Speech is treated, as are Thomas Mofolo's Chaka; Alan Payton's Cry, The Beloved Country; Amos Tutuola's The PalmWine Drinkard and His Dead PalmWine Tapster in the Dead's Town; and Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth.Entries, which vary in length from 10 to 13 pages, are preceded by a chronology that shows events in African history and literary works set in corresponding time frames and lists of contents by title and by author. Each entry is arranged in five sections. The introduction identifies the work's genre and briefly summarizes its contents and its places within the author's life. This is followed by a section describing social and political events that relate to the plot or contents. The next section, "The Literary Work in Focus," summarizes the contents in more detail and shows how the work illuminates history. "Events in History at the Time the Literary Work Was Written" describes social, political, and literary events in the author's lifetime. Concluding the entry are a list of cited sources and suggestions for further reading. Primarysource materials are utilized through quotations in the text and material in sidebars.Gale deserves accolades for continuing its quest to provide students at the secondary level and beyond with such a comprehensive resource covering world literature. Each volume in this series will be an asset to any library that services secondary-level patrons and above.

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