Magical realism in West African fiction

Description:

This study contextualizes magical realism within current debates and theories of postcoloniality and examines the fiction of three of its West African pioneers: Syl Cheney-Coker of Sierra Leone, Ben Okri of Nigeria and Kojo Laing of Ghana. Brenda Cooper explores the distinct elements of the genre in a West African context, and in relation to: * a range of global expressions of magical realism, from the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez to that of Salman Rushdie * wider contemporary trends in African writing, with particular attention to how the realism of authors such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka has been connected with nationalist agendas. This is a fascinating and important work for all those working on African literature, magical realism, or postcoloniality.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  History and criticism,  Magic realism (Literature),  In literature,  West African fiction (English),  Postcolonialism in literature,  Postcolonialism,  Fiction,  Literature,  African fiction, history and criticism,  Fiction, general,  Roman ouest-africain (anglais),  Histoire et critique,  Postcolonialisme,  Postcolonialisme dans la littérature,  Dans la littérature,  Réalisme magique (Littérature),  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Fictie,  Engels,  Magisch realisme

People: Ben Okri,  Syl Cheney-Coker (1945-),  B. Kojo Laing

Places: West Africa