Alex La Guma
Overview page. Subjects: African Studies — Literary Studies (20th Century onwards).
(1925–85),
South African novelist, born in Cape Town. He was arrested in the Treason Trial of 1956–61, partly as a consequence of his activities with the Communist Party and the ...
null...Chinweizu
Overview page. Subjects: Literary Studies (20th Century onwards) — African Studies.
(1943– ),
Nigerian poet and critic, born in Eluama Isuikwuato, in Imo State, Eastern Nigeria, educated at Government College, Afikpo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the...
Miriam Tlali
Overview page. Subjects: Literary Studies (20th Century onwards) — African Studies.
(1933– ),
South African novelist, born in Doornfontein, Transvaal. She spent two years at Witwatersrand University; when it was closed to black students, she completed her studies...
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
Overview page. Subjects: African Studies — Literary Studies (20th Century onwards).
(1878–1932),
South African novelist, linguist, journalist, and statesman, born near Boshof, Orange Free State. He served as an interpreter with the British Army during the...
Sylvia Wynter
Overview page. Subjects: African Studies — Literary Studies (20th Century onwards).
(1928– ),
Caribbean novelist and playwright, born of Jamaican parents in the Holguin Oriente Province of Cuba, educated at King's College, University of London, gaining her MA in...
