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9780888643322

Long Drums and Cannons

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  • ISBN13:

    9780888643322

  • ISBN10:

    0888643322

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Alberta Pr
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Summary

This is a fascinating study of African postcolonial writing, written by Laurence after her early years in Africa. Her comments on the early writings of well-known Nigerian authors also provide insights into her early African writings and her later Canadian works. She also explores the works of then little-known authors. This new edition of 'Long Drums and Cannons', originally published in 1968 and long out-of-print, also contains Laurence's previously unpublished essay 'Tribalism As Us Versus Them', which provides Laurence's own postscript to her book. Up-to-date biographies with a list of works for each of the writers, detailed annotations to the original text, and a glossary complete this edition. A classic of early postcolonial criticism, of interest to Laurence's wide readership and to anyone interested in African literature.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Talking Drums and Dancing Masks: Introducing Margaret Laurence's Long Drums and Cannons
Nigerian Literature Then and Now
Long Drums and Cannonsp. 1
Prefacep. 11
Voices of Life, Dance of Death: Wole Soyinkap. 15
Rituals of Destiny: John Pepper Clarkp. 71
The Thickets of Our Separateness: Chinua Achebep. 89
A Twofold Forest: Amos Tutuolap. 113
Masks of the City: Cyprian Ekwensip. 133
Other Voicesp. 151
T. M. Alukop. 152
Elechi Amadip. 158
Nkem Nwankwop. 164
Flora Nwapap. 166
Onuora Nzekwup. 169
Gabriel Okarap. 171
Epiloguep. 177
List of Worksp. 183
General Bibliographyp. 187
Indexp. 189
Annotationsp. 193
Glossaryp. 213
Tribalism As Us Versus Themp. 223
App. I: Bibliographical and Biographical Information on the Writersp. 233
Civil War in Nigeriap. 267
Ethnic Groups Discussed in Long Drums and Cannonsp. 269
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