Republic of the Philippines

ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
AY: 2022-2023

Name of Student: Cole Sprouse Semester: 1st Semester

Course & Year Level: BSEd English 3 Course Code: EL 114
Descriptive Title: Survey of Afro-Asian Literature Date Submitted:
Instructor: Ms. Von Ameri J. Escobar Grade:

TOPIC: African writers and poets

CONTENT:
CHINNUA ACHEBE
A. Nigerian writer and poet
B. Things Fall Apart (1958) - most famous novel
1. Depicts the clash between traditional and
tribal values
2. Effects of colonial rule
3. Tension between masculinity and feminity
C. Reflection on colonialism and it's consequences

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

A. Born in Nigeria in 1979
B. Centers around the themes of Nigeria culture
C. Purple Hibiscus (2003)
1. The life of Kambili and her family during
a military coup
D. Americanah (2013)
1. An insightful portrayal of Nigerian
immigrant life and race relation in
America

AYI KWEI ARMAH

A. Ghanian writer, poet & essayist
B. The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born(1968)
1. Center around unnamed protagonist who
attempts to understand his self in the
wake of post - independence
C. Intense and powerful depiction of political devastation
D. French existential philosopher
1. Jean Paul Sartre & Albert Camus

MARIAMA BÂ
A. Born in Dakan Senegal in 1929
B. Feminist author & advocate for women's right
C. So Long a Letter (1981)
1. Depicts strength and powerlessness within marriage and wider society
2. This novel is in the form of a letter, written by the widowed Ramatoulaye and describing
her struggle for survival

NURUDDIN FARAH
A. Born in Somalia in 1945
B. Written numerous play, novels, and short stories
C. Revolve around his experience in his native country
D. From a Crooked Rib (1970) - first novel
1. A commentary on the sufferings of
women in Somalian society
2. “God created Woman from a crooked rib; and anyone who trieth to straighten it, breaketh
it”

AMINATTA FORNA
A. Born in Glasgow but raised in Sierra
Leone
B. The Devil that Danced on Water (2003)
1. An extraordinarily brave account of
her family's experience living in
war-torn
2. A memoir
C. The Memory of Love (2010)
1. juxtaposes personal stories of love and
loss within the wider context of the devastation of the Sierre Leone civil war

NADINE GORDIMER
A. Social, moral and racial issues in
South Africa under apartheid rule
B. Burger's Daughter
1. Sturggles of a group of anti-apertheid
activists
2. the moving story of the unforgettable Rosa Burger, a young woman from South Africa cast
in the mold of a revolutionary tradition

ALAIN MABANCKOU
A. A novelist and poet, His works are primarily written in
French
B. Wit, sharp, satire, insightful and a social commentary
C. Broken Glass
1. A story of a Congelese teacher and his interactions with locals
D. Black Bazar
 1. Details the experience of various African immigrants in Afro-Cuban bar in Paris

BEN OKRI
A.Nigerian-British poet and novelist; uses magic realism
B. The Landscape Within (1981)
C. Flowers and Shadows (1980)
1. Both are reflection on the devastation of
the Nigerian Civil War
D. The Famished Road (1991)
1. Story of a spirit child, a combination of
realism
2. Depicts a spirit world

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