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Article: 'A-Z' a partially skewedview of African writing.(Dispatches)
- Article from:
- The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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A-Z of African writing: A guide to modern African writing in English compiled by: Robin Malan
(Shuter) R225
review: Chris Dunton
To begin with, I wonder, can this book really be as flawed as an earlier review by Percy Zvomuya claims?
After all, in BOOK SA - News Malan defends himself against Zvomuya's main charge, regarding the omission of some major authors.
Though, to my mind, Malan's explanation for omitting Ayi Kwei Armah - that he declined to co-operate in the project - is pretty bizarre.
Why would an author's co-operation be a factor in compiling a primer of this kind?