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Article: Ernest Emenyonu (ed.), New Directions in African Literature: a review.(Book review)
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- March 22, 2008
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ERNEST EMENYONU (ed.), New Directions in African Literature: a review. Special issue of African Literature Today 25. Oxford: James Currey/Trenton NJ: Africa World Press/Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (pb 14.95 [pounds sterling]-978 08525 5570 5). 2006, 192 pp.
Resolutely transnational and transcultural, with the possible exception of Palmer's article on the new trends in the Sierra Leonean novel, this special issue of African Literature Today seeks to address current issues in the field of literary criticism while deliberately questioning accepted ways of thinking. Its purpose is aptly described by some of its titles: 'Bursting at the seams: new dimensions ...