African Literature, a Reflection of African Culture: An Assessment of the Works of New Generation Nigerian Novelists
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 6
Abstract
African literature is a fête of African traditions. The focus of this investigation was to investigate how the contemporary African novelists have used their novels as a stand point to showcase the African culture to the world. Particularly, the works of Chimamanda Adichie and Akachi Adimora Ezigbo were examined. They demonstrated the synergetic relationship between language, culture and literature as each complements and projects the other. This exploration is anchored on the theory of Culturology. This theory emphasizes the supremacy of the culture of the people over other systems because while society is split into classes and parties, each fighting for power and supremacy, culture unites the people and transcends social, national and historical boundaries. The descriptive system of data analysis, the primary and secondary data collection methods were also employed. Interestingly, these novels revealed Igbo food, festivals, songs, dances, folk stories, proverbs and so on. Thus, these novels serve the purpose of ethnic significance as the authors have used the English Language to express, project and capture the African and specifically, Igbo creative impulse and cultural roots. This paper consequently, concluded that literature is a manifestation of the people‟s culture.
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Dr. Onyekachi Awa
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