Title
The power of Nommo: The Case of African literature in Portuguese language
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Department/School
African American Studies
Abstract
Communication and literary practices in the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa are extremely significant and related to the general movement of the renaissance of African culture. Highlighted by an Afrocentric discussion of Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto, the aim of this study is to give evidence of the common and particular characteristics of these literatures under the Portuguese colonial rule and identify some of the major problems that the use of a colonial language entails in the process of reclaiming the African identity.
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Recommended Citation
Monteiro-Ferreira, A. (2009). The power of Nommo: The Case of African literature in Portuguese language. Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 4(3), 331–344. doi:10.1080/17447140903395019