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African Short Fiction.
In: Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2022-02-01, S. 3
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African short fiction long has come in various forms: derivations of traditional tales, such as Jomo Kenyatta’s “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” and Martha Mvungi’s “Mwipenza the Killer”; narratives that are too compact to be novels, such as Alex La Guma’s “A Walk in the Night”; and short narratives or stories ranging from a few pages to approximately ten pages. Unlike African long fiction, which has established a robust dialogue between writers and critics, African short fiction has received little critical attention. This anomaly cannot be attributed to a lack of production of short stories by Africans. Well into the twenty-first century, African writers have expressed their conception of Africa through the short-story form. The neglect suffered by this genre can be attributed partially to its brevity, which can lead easily to the misconception that a short story is an underdeveloped work in embryonic form, a stunted novel that has failed to reach fruition. Furthermore, for years, most writers of short fiction ultimately turned their hands to writing longer fiction, thus making short-story writing appear as an apprenticeship, preparing one for a writing career in longer genres. In Africa, as in the West, most writers who have gained prominence working with other literary forms also have tried their hands at the short story with impressive results. These writers have discovered in shorter fiction a form that best enables them to express what it means to be an African and a human being.
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African Short Fiction.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Horne, Naana Banyiwa ; Dewey, Joseph |
Zeitschrift: | Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2022-02-01, S. 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | Nachschlagewerk |
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