At Penpoint: African Literatures, Postcolonial Studies, and the Cold War

by Monica Popescu

Book Overview

In At Penpoint Monica Popescu traces the development of African literature during the second half of the twentieth century to address the intertwined effects of the Cold War and decolonization on literary history. Popescu draws on archival materials from the Soviet-sponsored Afro-Asian Writers Association and the CIA-funded Congress for Cultural Freedom alongside considerations of canonical literary works by Ayi Kwei Armah, Ngũgĩ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478009403
• ISBN13: 9781478009405
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"