"Is social media killing off African literature? I don't think so? We
are witnessing a rebirth"
…….Ikhide.
Fantastic!
-------CAO.
On 12 Jan, 13:39, Ikhide <xoki...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Reading Chibundu Onuzo's The Spider King's Daughter is a sedate but thrilling experience. The senses travel everywhere with this gentle storyteller as she quietly but accurately records the history of contemporary Nigerian dysfunction. At some point, you realize you have been tricked, this is a love story. Romance! This is not your traditional genre of romance literature, where you are told from the first sentence of the book. This is going to be about heart-break and you will love it. Onuzo's lovely book straddles the no-man's land between chick lit and serious literature. No, The Spider King's Daughter is not serious literature, as self-appointed purists of African literature would say in the unctuous and supercilious manner that only they can conjure up. This is a compliment to Onuzo. For the weary reader, "serious" literature as it is applied to African writing is fast becoming a pejorative for reams of shameless self-absorption drowned
> in overwrought, insincere, and yes, awful prose. This reader is not impressed.
> Read the rest of my rant here...
>
> - Ikhide
>
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