WOMEN WRITING AFRICA : THE SOUTHERN REGION
By M. J.; Driver, Dorothy Daymond.
Description
The product of a decade of research, this landmark collection is the first of four volumes in the Women Writing Africa Project, which seeks to document and map the extraordinary and diverse landscape of African women's oral and written literatures. Presenting voices rarely heard outside Africa, some recorded as early as the mid-nineteenth century, as well as rediscovered gems by such well-known authors as Bessie Head and Doris Lessing, this volume reveals a living cultural legacy that will revolutionize the understanding of African women's literary and cultural production.Ranging ...
ISBN(s)
1868143945, 9781868143948
