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Title:Anomy and beyond: Nigeria's civil war in literature
Author:Feuser, Willfried F.
Year:1984
Periodical:Cultures et développement
Volume:16
Issue:3-4
Pages:733-820
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:civil wars
Nigerian-Biafran War
literature (form)
Abstract:The author examines the abundant and varied literature on the Biafran war. This literature contains the reactions of some writers with regard to the civil war and those who fought this war. The literary products, which appeared notably from 1967 until 1970, include several genres: epics, key novels, novels, chronics, discourses, compositions, biographies, poetry. Sections: The legacy of history; Fictionalized history vs. parables of the absurd; Retrospect and prospect. - Notes.
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