{"product_id":"urban-obsessions-urban-fears-9780852555507","title":"Urban Obsessions Urban Fears","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a focus on the urban setting of key Kenyan novels.\u003c\/b\u003eA study of the key Kenyan novels since Ngugi published \u003ci\u003eWeep Not, Child\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962. North America: Africa World Press; Kenya: EAEP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... a clearly written, accessible overview of an area of post-colonial writing which continues to suffer from extremely unbalanced critical attention -- Patrick Williams * JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 A brief history of the Kenyan novel: literary barrenness? the historical context; the 1960's - the first generation of novels; the 1970's - literary boom; the 1980's and 1990's - the post Kenyatta era. Part 2 Urban obsessions, urban fears: postcolonial urban geography - the evolution of Nairobi; heartbeats and afromances - popular novels and the city; following the \"tramp of the damned\" - the novels of Meja Mwangi; Nyapol's daughters - women and the city.","brand":"James Currey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406259134807,"sku":"9780852555507","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780852555507.jpg?v=1730495137","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/urban-obsessions-urban-fears-9780852555507","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}