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Title:African languages literature: childish and immature? The case of two contemporary isiZulu novels
Author:Sithole, Nkosinathi
Year:2012
Periodical:Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa (ISSN 2159-9130)
Volume:24
Issue:1
Pages:50-57
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:African languages
literature
novels
Zulu language
stereotypes
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1013929X.2012.645359
Abstract:African languages literature has been accused by some scholars of being 'childish' and 'immature', and a number of factors have been suggested as causes for this. In this article the author explores this issue using two Zulu novels published after apartheid, namely, 'Umahluli Ngunembeza' [The Judge is Conscience] (2004) by B.P. Maphumulo, and 'Bengithi Lizokuna' [I Thought it would Rain] (2008) by N.G. Sibiya. While the author does concede that the novels are not at the highest possible standard, he argues that they do not deserve to be labelled immature or childish. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]