Transnationalism In Southern African Literature

Download or read book Transnationalism in Southern African Literature written by Stefan Helgesson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-08-18 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study examines both Anglophone and lusophone African literature. Helgesson argues that the prevalence of ‘colonial’ languages in ‘postcolonial’ African literature is caused by the print network, demystifying their authority through the materiality of print, and placing emphasis on the strong transnational, transcontinental vectors of southern African literature.