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Book SynopsisDebt, Law, Realism reads African novels as political philosophy, offering important lessons about the foundations of social trust, the principle of succession, and the nature of sovereignty, authority, and law.
Trade Review“While attuned to the Nigerian context and how its literature makes demands of and articulates statehood, subjectivity, violence, and the law, this ambitious book demonstrates what we can learn about the state from the African scenario. Readers of Debt, Law, Realism will come away not just with information on how Nigerian writers were imagining the state, but with a recalibration of their understanding of state formation in Europe and elsewhere. An extremely original contribution to African literary criticism and political philosophy more broadly.” Cajetan Iheka, Yale University and author of Naturalizing Africa: Ecological Violence, Agency, and Postcolonial Resistance in African Literature
“Debt/Law/Realism is an accomplishment that should inform the teaching of African novels.” Journal of Postcolonial Writing
“Debt/Law/Realism is a necessary and timely book that will appeal to scholars of African/Nigerian literature, Nigerian history, and law.” Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
