Nigerian Speculative Fiction by Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke
This book is an exciting addition to a gap in non-Western genre studies of African fiction. It challenges the dominant canonicity of African literature, overshadowed by texts concerned with the colonial discourse while exploring speculative themes in Nigerian fiction and writings that stem from an African cosmology and culture.‘The Euro-American formation of African and Nigerian literary canons favoured writers and works most consonant with the ideology and goals of capitalist neo-colonialism, marginalising and excluding African languages, literatures of Négritude – and speculative fictionBy reconnecting contemporary Nigerian sf (Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson, Chigozie Obioma, Akwaeke Emezi) to its forebears (D.O. Fágúnwà, Amos Tutuola), Ezeiyoke powerfully demonstrates that the twenty-first century ‘emergence’ of African sf was actually a making-visible of something much older and more deeply rooted. An essential intervention.’
—Mark Bould, Professor of Film and Literature, UWE Bristol, UK
‘The key thing to realize here is that this book hasn't really been written yet. When we think of competition, there isn't any. This is a needed text, and I recommend it enthusiastically.’
—Ian P. MacDonald, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English; Vice Chair, Faculty Assembly, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and Faculty Senator, Florida Atlantic University
Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke’s PhD is from Manchester Metropolitan University. His research focuses on the impact of postcolonial theory on the evolution of African SF. His recent publications include a collection of his short stories, Haunted Grave and Other Stories.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032955551 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032955554 |
| Title | Nigerian Speculative Fiction |
| Author | Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke |
| Series | Studies In Global Genre Fiction |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge India |
| Year published | 2025-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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