African Novelists and Novels

[Rudi]

Greetings,

Can anyone recommend to me some good leftist African novelists and novels or short stories?(novelists from central and south america would also be great) B. Traven-like novels preferably =).......

Cheers

[The Jay]

I don't think that I've ever read a book by an African. I would be highly interested in this request as well.

[bcbm]

'a grain of wheat' by ngugi wa thiong'o
'things fall apart' by chinua achebe
'open city' by teju cole

[bcbm]

from central/south america i would recommend everything by roberto bolano and gabriel garcia marquez

[brigadista]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Sembène
his films also are great

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka

big list here

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/indianocean/modules/group3/jeanne01.html

chinua achebe is a writer studied in school in Kenya things fall apart is a fantastic book imho

[Book O'Dead]

To my eternal shame, I too am ignorant of African novelists.

The only autochthonous African writers I could think of when the original post went up were Nkuame Nkruma and Franz Fannon. But, AFAIK, neither was a novelist, so I didn't say anything.

Now, African-American writers of fiction, that's a different story. Maybe (alibi alert!) my ignorance is caused by the lingering after-effect of my former national chauvinism.

[Zukunftsmusik]

Greetings,

Can anyone recommend to me some good leftist African novelists and novels or short stories?(novelists from central and south america would also be great) B. Traven-like novels preferably =).......

Cheers

why do you want them to be leftist writers?

[Rudi]

why do you want them to be leftist writers?


I'm not very open-minded.

Thanks for your contribution.

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

I wouldn't call him a leftist but Nuruddin Farah is a great writer, his Blood in the Sun trilogy is great.

Sticking only to leftist writers of any continent is a huge mistake in my opinion. Some of my favorite books were written by reactionary authors. Don't deprive yourself of good literature just because you might have a political axe to grind with the person who wrote it.

[Book O'Dead]

I wouldn't call him a leftist but Nuruddin Farah is a great writer, his Blood in the Sun trilogy is great.

Sticking only to leftist writers of any continent is a huge mistake in my opinion. Some of my favorite books were written by reactionary authors. Don't deprive yourself of good literature just because you might have a political axe to grind with the person who wrote it.

Don't tell me, don't tell me; you love Watership Down, right?

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

Don't tell me, don't tell me; you love Watership Down, right?

I've actually never read it. I was talking about authors like Céline and Borges.

[Rudi]

I wouldn't call him a leftist but Nuruddin Farah is a great writer, his Blood in the Sun trilogy is great.

Sticking only to leftist writers of any continent is a huge mistake in my opinion. Some of my favorite books were written by reactionary authors. Don't deprive yourself of good literature just because you might have a political axe to grind with the person who wrote it.


You're so wise! I feel like such a fool. :rolleyes:

Anyhoo, I have read all of Celine's novels(Death on the installment plan is one of my favorite novels) and Balzac is my favorite novelist.......

Satisfied?

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

I wasn't actually trying to shit on you, I just thought it was an odd sentiment. Carry on.

[Zukunftsmusik]

I'm not very open-minded.

Thanks for your contribution.

Just curious. And you're welcome.