African identity today in the writings of John Maxwell Coetzee and Ben Silver Okri /

"This book is a comparative study of the writings of the South African author John Maxwell Coetzee and the Nigerian author Ben Silver Okri. It charts the thematic and technical presentation of cultural identity in the literary output of both authors, with special reference to their respective t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Abdelaziz, Heba Mohamed (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2024.
Subjects:	Coetzee, J. M., > 1940- > Scenes from provincial life. Coetzee, J. M., > 1940- > Criticism and interpretation. Okri, Ben. > Famished Road. Okri, Ben > Criticism and interpretation. Africans > Ethnic identity. Africans > Race identity. Africa > In literature. Africains > Identité ethnique.

Table of Contents:

Part one. J.M. Coetzee : life writing between cultures
Coetzee's Scenes from provincial life trilogy
Scenes from provincial life trilogy : Coetzee's style of writing
Part two. Ben Okri : a rooted voice
Okri's The famished road trilogy
The famished road trilogy : Okri's technical mode of writing.