Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1555-2462|60|2|115-138
ISSN： 0002-0206
Source： African Studies Review, Vol.60, Iss.2, 2017-07, pp. : 115-138
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Abstract
Over the years, literary scholars have engaged in heated debates on the role literary artists should play in society. In the African context, this debate has been championed by scholars such as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chinua Achebe, and Okot p’ Bitek, among others. The central bone of contention has always been the question of self-narration. How should African writers narrate the African story (-ies) against the backdrop of slavery, colonialism, and neoliberal imperialism? In the context of these debates, this article seeks to read
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