The Igbo Word in Flora Nwapa's Craft

The Igbo Word in Flora Nwapa's Craft

Nigerian writer Flora Nwapa admits that she became a writer by accident rather than by design. This sets her apart from other authors whose purposeful intent influences the structure and composition of their works. It could also explain her diffidence and tentativeness when it came to presenting a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in African literatures 1995-07, Vol.26 (2), p.42-52
1. Verfasser: Nwankwo, Chimalum
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Achebe, Chinua
African literature
African women writers
Authors, Nigerian
Communities
Crafts
Criticism and interpretation
Cultural history
Culture
Deities
Emecheta, Buchi (1944-2017)
Gender roles
Literary criticism
Metaphysics
Nigerian literature
Nigerian writers
Novelists
Novels
Nwapa, Flora (1931-1993)
Women authors, African
Writers
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Zusammenfassung:Nigerian writer Flora Nwapa admits that she became a writer by accident rather than by design. This sets her apart from other authors whose purposeful intent influences the structure and composition of their works. It could also explain her diffidence and tentativeness when it came to presenting a clear definition of the private philosophical bases for her works, which invariably revolve around women's issues and Igbo cosmology.
ISSN:0034-5210
1527-2044