 | The People''s Right to the Novel: War Fiction in the Postcolony Subjects: African fiction (English) -- History and criticism; African fiction (French) -- History and criticism; War in literature; Literature and society -- Africa; Africa -- In literature; This study offers a literary history of the war novel in Africa and argues for the genre's distinct contribution to the literary culture of the continent. The war novel is a form of people's history that participates in a political struggle for the rights of the dispossessed. Coundouriotis Eleni : Eleni Coundouriotis is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. |
