African Literature

This edited collection focuses on current aspects of African literature. It covers a wide range of literary features, such as oral literature and orature, and it includes feminist issues and how women are represented in African literature. The book employs ubuntu as a traditional human value that enforces compassion and caring, and it shows how this value can be used to combat gender-based violence. Various contributors engage with social matters in several chapters, such as the relationship between literature and social development. Another interesting aspect is the discussion on the translation and adaptation of literary texts for television dramas from African languages to the English language.