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The African Palimpsest
Uniting a sense of the political dimensions of language appropriation with a serious, yet accessible linguistic terminology, The African Palimpsest examines the strategies of ‘indigenization’ whereby West African writers have made their literary English or French distinctively ‘African’. Through the apt metaphor of the palimpsest – a surface that has been written on, written over, partially erased and written over again – the book examines such well-known West African writers as Achebe, Armah, Ekwensi, Kourouma, Okara, Saro–Wiwa, Soyinka and Tutuola as well as lesser-known writers from francophone and anglophone Africa. Providing a great variety of case-studies in Nigerian Pidgin, Akan, Igbo, Maninka, Yoruba, Wolof and other African languages, the book also clarifies the vital interface between Europhone African writing and the new outlets for African artistic expression in (auto-)translation, broadcast television, radio and film.
Le Palimpseste africain
Le palimpseste est un manuscrit sur parchemin dont l'écriture en masque une autre, première et originelle, que l'on peut tenter de reconstituer à l'aide de techniques appropriées. Dans le présent ouvrage, Chantal Zabus ne parle pas d'antiques parchemins, mais de textes littéraires écrits par des auteurs africains dans des langues européennes. Elle les déchiffre en rendant compte de la langue africaine, présente en filigrane, dans l'écriture ouest-africaine d'expression française et anglaise, des années 1960 à nos jours. Après une introduction sur la situation de diglossie et de glottophagie en Afrique et, plus particulièrement, au Sénégal, en Côte d'ivoire, au Ghana et au ...
My Mother's Words
My Mother's Words is the first in a series of five volumes of work on African proverbs. It is a special edition book focusing on my life with my mother as I was growing up. It contains a collection of frequently used proverbs by my mother and serves as a link that bound me with my mother. It is meant to serve as a link that also binds people of African descent to our ancestral legacy. These proverbs have formed the bedrock of my being, and I have held on to them through my social and professional life. This collection is intended to enkindle interest in all peoples of the world and create an awareness of the power of our ancestral spoken words.Growing up, I listened to my mother's words. The...
African Proverbs for Youth
Young men and women of today pay little or no attention to words of wisdom from their ancestors. However, as they grapple with overwhelming challenges in their communities, they yearn for anchors in their lives. African Proverbs for Youth is designed to fill that void. It is intended to inform and meaningfully engage today's youth in the study of the spoken words used by their ancestors to communicate wisdom. African Proverbs for Youth is the second in a series. A special edition focusing on selected proverbs, their meanings, and moral messages, it is hoped that it will motivate, encourage, and inspire. It serves as a link that binds us to our ancestral legacy. They should draw strength and ...
