George Nyamndi provides in this work an historical and analytical study of the West African village novel. Starting with history he locates in the contact of Western and African cultures the circumstances that gave birth to the genre. He traces the development of the West African village novel through the

The heart of Africa touches the heart of a volunteer teacher through his village students. His 16 intimate stories of innocence, tragedy, joy, and wisdom will touch your heart, too.

Talking Wolof With Da' African Village is an easy to use basic guide to speaking the language of West Africa/Senegal. It is an ideal book for tourists, those planning to visit Senegal, or those who desire to learn to speak Wolof to interact with Senegalese people in America.

Composed by a premier scholar of African literature, this volume is a comprehensive guide to the literary traditions of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, five distinct countries bound by their experience with colonialism. Oyekan Owomoyela begins with an overview of the authors, texts, and historical events that have

British and American novels written before World War II established popular conventions and stereotypes about Africa that have been increasingly challenged by contemporary American novels set in Africa. Kuhne's book argues that these recent American novels with African settings are largely didactic, that they convey specific lessons about Africa and