The Marabout and the Muse

The Marabout and the Muse New Approaches to Islam in African Literature - Studies in African Literature

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Publisher's Synopsis

Continues the work begun in Harrow's Faces of Islam in African Literature (1991) by looking at Nuruddin Farah and other major authors, regions such as the Maghreb and northern Nigeria, and crucial issues including the involvement of women authors and the entrance of Islamic orthodoxy into indigenous African texts. The 15 essays provide many excerpt

Book information

ISBN: 9780435089832
Publisher: Heinemann
Imprint: Heinemann
Pub date:
DEWEY: 809.896
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 239
Weight: 313g
Height: 222mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 15mm