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Chargement... Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writingpar Rob Spillman
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From the Publisher: A one-of-a-kind collection showcasing the energy of new African literature. Coming at a time when Africa and African writers are in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, Gods and Soldiers captures the vitality and urgency of African writing today. With stories from northern Arabic-speaking to southern Zulu-speaking writers, this collection conveys thirty different ways of approaching what it means to be African. Whether about life in the new urban melting pots of Cape Town and Luanda, or amid the battlefield chaos of Zimbabwe and Somalia, or set in the imaginary surreal landscapes born out of the oral storytelling tradition, these stories represent a striking cross section of extraordinary writing. Including works by J.M. Coetzee, Chimamanda Adichie, Nuruddin Farah, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Chinua Achebe, and edited by Rob Spillman of Tin House magazine, Gods and Soldiers features many pieces never before published, making it a vibrant and essential glimpse of Africa as it enters the twenty-first century. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Unfortunately, "Gods and Soldiers" does not present a very broad range of voices in African literature. While there is good geographic representation, most of the stories, excerpts, and essays have a limited focus. With just a few exceptions, the reader only receives political commentary.
It is impossible to reduce the entire literary output of any continent to a mere 386 pages. The depth and breadth of African writing is enormous, from small press publishers to magazines to scientific journals, there is simply too much. Thus, to represent all "Contemporary African Writing" as political in nature is disingenuous. While I applaud Penguin for trying, I really wish they hadn't gone with tiny excerpts from novels and edited short stories. ( )