Afro-Asian Literature

By Ms. Grace
 Our Objectives
By the end of this lesson, the student should know:

Describe the literary genres to which African writers contributed

Identify the distinguishable features of notable African poems, folktales, and novels

Express appreciation of the various sensory images used

 Literary Genres

Topics for
Today African Writers

What we'll be discussing

Features of African Notable Text

 Introduction

s ia n li te ra tu re h a s b e c o m ea
Afro-A
s e g m e n t in E n g li sh in w hich
separate
re b as e d o n e x p e ri e n c e s in
stories a
sia o r oth e r c u lt u re s in th e
Africa, A
a t h e lp o n e u n d e rs ta n d th e
same area th
differences in culture.
Many of the texts discuss world peace that the
writers would like to see in order to find
improved lives.

Like most literature you can be assured that

earlier written documents were based on stories
passed by word of mouth.
Literary Genres
African Writers
 Afro-Asian Writers Association

Gatherings of literary figures from Asia and Africa

that took place over two decades to denounce
imperialism and to establish cultural contacts among
their countries.
• Leaves of Olives, in 1964, when he was 22.
• The Butterfly's Burden (Copper Canyon
Press, 2006)
• Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected
Poems (2003)
• Stage of Siege (2002)
Mahmoud Darwish
1941-2008
• A Walk in the Night[1962]

• The Stone-Country [1965]

• In the Fog of the Season’s End [1972]
Alex La Guma
1925-1985
• Le Docker noir(Black Docker)

• Ô pays, mon beau peuple! (1957)

• God’s Bits of Wood (1960)
Sembene Ousmane
1923-2007
• Weep Not, Child(1964)

• A Grain of Wheat (1967)

• The River Between (1965)
Ngugi wa Thiongo
1938
Features of African Text
slave narratives
protests against colonization
calls for independence
African pride
hope for the future
dissent
tone color
 Thank you!

Sources:
• https://www.google.com/search?q=features+of+african++text&hl=en-
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• https://www.aaihs.org/the-afro-asian-writers-association-and-soviet-engagement-with-africa/