An African Popular Literature: A Study of Onitsha Market Pamphlets

by Emmanuel N. Obiechina

Book Overview

This 1973 text was the first detailed study of that phenomenon of the African literary scene, Onitsha market literature. Pen names and pamphlet titles adopted by Onitsha authors have often been the subject of amused comment, but it took a long time for Onitsha writing to be recognised for what it is: a genuinely popular literature, unique on Africa, written in English by Africans for an exclusively African audience. What are the origins of this literature?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521097444
• ISBN13: 9780521097444
• Release Date: August 1973
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"