ALT 35: Focus on Egypt: African Literature Today

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ALT 35: Focus on Egypt

African Literature Today

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Volume 35
Edited by Ernest N. Emenyonu

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: August 2019
Print publication year:: 2017
Online ISBN:: 9781787442351
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787442351

Subjects:: Literature, Literary Texts

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As well as a rare examination of Egyptian literature, this volume includes a non-themed section of Featured Articles and a Literary Supplement.

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Contents
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Notes on Contributors
pp xii-xiv
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Foreword
pp xv-xviii
- By Nawal El Saadawi, Cairo, Egypt 5June 2017
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EDITORIAL ARTICLE
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‘Is Egypt in Africa, Professor?’
pp 1-6
- By Ernest N. Emenyonu
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ARTICLES
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Coping with a Failed Revolution: Basma Abdel Aziz, NaelEltoukhy, Mohammed Rabie & Yasmine El Rashidi
pp 7-21
- By John C. Hawley, SantaClara University, California.
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The Complications of Reading Egypt as Africa: Translation& Magdy el-Shafee's مترو (Metro)
pp 22-38
- By James Hodapp, AmericanUniversity of Beirut., Deema Nasser, BrownUniversity, Rhode Island.
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Narratives of the ‘Nubian Awakening’: Reclaiming Egypt'sAfrican Identity
pp 39-57
- By Christine Gilmore, University of Edinburgh.
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Frantz Fanon's Conceptualization of Decolonization inSonallah Ibrahim's TheCommittee
pp 58-71
- By Temitope Abisoye Noah, New YorkUniversity's Department of German.
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Romance as Epistemological Aesthetic in the Fiction ofAhdaf Soueif
pp 72-88
- By F. Fiona Moolla, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Literature as Prophecy: Re-Reading Yusuf Idris's TheCheapest Nights
pp 89-104
- By Eunice Ngongkum, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
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Travel & Discovery: Hopes for a New Egypt in MohamedSalmawy's Butterfly Wings
pp 105-119
- By Kelvin Ngong Toh, University of Buea, Cameroon.
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The Symbolic Relevance of the Use of the Eye in Nawal ElSaadawi's Two Women in One & God Dies by theNile
pp 120-131
- By Razinat T. Mohammed, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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African Epics: A Comparative Study of Sundiata & Al-Sirahal-Hilaliyyah
pp 132-151
- By Khalid Abouel-Lail, CairoUniversity
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Conversations with Nawal El Saadawi: Onlineinterview
pp 152-158
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FEATURED ARTICLES
pp 159-160
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Little Magazines & the Development of Modern AfricanPoetry
pp 161-190
- By Mathias Iroro Orhero, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
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Locating African & Diasporic Literatures in theGlobal Context
pp 191-214
- By Tomi Adeaga, Department of African Studies, University of Vienna,Austria.
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The Postcolonial Writer & the ExistentialOrdeal
pp 215-232
- By Nduka Otiono, AfricanStudies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
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My Mother (Nawal El Saadawi) – Poem
pp 235-236
- By Mona Helmy, Ain ShamsUniversity, Cairo.
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And the Stars Beckoned – Short Story
pp 237-242
- By Nadia Wassef, Birkbeck,University of London.
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Hijack in Hurghada – A Travelogue
pp 243-250
- By Razinat T. Mohammed, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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Childless – Short Story
pp 251-264
- By Kalapi Sen, LadyBrabourne College, Kolkata.
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The President's Change Agent
pp 265-272
- By Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Professorof English, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, EbonyiState, Nigeria.
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In Memoriam: Professor Isidore O. Okpewho,1941–2016
pp 273-279
- By Chiji Akọma, VillanovaUniversity.
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Dedication
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-xi

Notes on Contributors
pp xii-xiv

Foreword
pp xv-xviii

EDITORIAL ARTICLE

‘Is Egypt in Africa, Professor?’
pp 1-6

ARTICLES

Coping with a Failed Revolution: Basma Abdel Aziz, NaelEltoukhy, Mohammed Rabie & Yasmine El Rashidi
pp 7-21

The Complications of Reading Egypt as Africa: Translation& Magdy el-Shafee's مترو (Metro)
pp 22-38

Narratives of the ‘Nubian Awakening’: Reclaiming Egypt'sAfrican Identity
pp 39-57

Frantz Fanon's Conceptualization of Decolonization inSonallah Ibrahim's TheCommittee
pp 58-71

Romance as Epistemological Aesthetic in the Fiction ofAhdaf Soueif
pp 72-88

Literature as Prophecy: Re-Reading Yusuf Idris's TheCheapest Nights
pp 89-104

Travel & Discovery: Hopes for a New Egypt in MohamedSalmawy's Butterfly Wings
pp 105-119

The Symbolic Relevance of the Use of the Eye in Nawal ElSaadawi's Two Women in One & God Dies by theNile
pp 120-131

African Epics: A Comparative Study of Sundiata & Al-Sirahal-Hilaliyyah
pp 132-151

Conversations with Nawal El Saadawi: Onlineinterview
pp 152-158

FEATURED ARTICLES
pp 159-160

Little Magazines & the Development of Modern AfricanPoetry
pp 161-190

Locating African & Diasporic Literatures in theGlobal Context
pp 191-214

The Postcolonial Writer & the ExistentialOrdeal
pp 215-232

LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
pp 233-234

My Mother (Nawal El Saadawi) – Poem
pp 235-236

And the Stars Beckoned – Short Story
pp 237-242

Hijack in Hurghada – A Travelogue
pp 243-250

Childless – Short Story
pp 251-264

The President's Change Agent
pp 265-272

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In Memoriam: Professor Isidore O. Okpewho,1941–2016
pp 273-279

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