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This remarkable addition to Gale's "World Literature and Its Times" series is the second of a planned 12 volumes and follows the acclaimed Latin American Literature and Its Times (LJ 1/00). This sturdy, handsome book contains comprehensive information on 50 works set in Africa and written by 50 diverse African authors (e.g., Chinua Achebe, Naguib Mahfouz, Nadine Gordimer, and Doris Lessing), giving equal treatment to novels, short stories, plays, speeches, essays, and poetry. The works were selected by scholars for their frequency of study, importance, and popularity among both scho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More