TY - BOOK ID - 69566623 TI - New directions in african literature : a review PY - 2006 SN - 0852555709 9780852555705 PB - Oxford : Trenton : Ibadan : James Currey, Africa World Press Heinemann Educational Books, DB - UniCat KW - LITTERATURE AFRICAINE DE LANGUE ANGLAISE KW - 21E SIECLE KW - HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:69566623 AB - This book discusses the following questions: What are the new directions after over half a century of education and re-education, dismantling of myths and distortions; cultural re-affirmations, linguistic experimentations and reclaiming lost identities? What should be the major concerns of writers, critics and teachers in the twenty-first century? What are the evaluations of African Literature in the twentieth century? What are the accomplishments and legacies? What gaps remain to be filled, what challenges are there to be addressed by publishers and the book industry? What are the implications for pedagogy in the new technological era? ER -