Writing that breaks stones African child soldier narratives /
Uraizee, Joya F. 1961-
Writing that breaks stones African child soldier narratives / Joya Uraizee. - East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
War narratives and African children -- False combat and adolescent life writing -- Combat as backdrop in young adult life writing -- Narrative uncertainty in child soldier fiction -- Fictional dystopias in child soldier narratives.
"This book argues that the dominant literary mode that characterizes memoirs and novels about African child soldiers is ambiguity. It explores memoirs, such as Keitetsi's Child Soldier; Mehari's Heart of Fire; Beah's A Long Way Gone; Jal's and Davies's War Child; Akallo's and McDonnell's Girl Soldier; and Kamara's and McClelland's A Bite of the Mango, and compares these accounts with novels, such as Kourouma's Allah is Not Obliged; Dongala's Johnny Mad Dog; Iweala's Beasts of No Nation; Jarrett-Macauley's Moses, Citizen, and Me; Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun; and Abani's Song for Night"--
9781609176495
African literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Ambiguity in literature.
Child soldiers in literature.
Child soldiers--History and criticism.--Africa--Personal narratives
Electronic Books.
PL8010 / .W758 2020
Writing that breaks stones African child soldier narratives / Joya Uraizee. - East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
War narratives and African children -- False combat and adolescent life writing -- Combat as backdrop in young adult life writing -- Narrative uncertainty in child soldier fiction -- Fictional dystopias in child soldier narratives.
"This book argues that the dominant literary mode that characterizes memoirs and novels about African child soldiers is ambiguity. It explores memoirs, such as Keitetsi's Child Soldier; Mehari's Heart of Fire; Beah's A Long Way Gone; Jal's and Davies's War Child; Akallo's and McDonnell's Girl Soldier; and Kamara's and McClelland's A Bite of the Mango, and compares these accounts with novels, such as Kourouma's Allah is Not Obliged; Dongala's Johnny Mad Dog; Iweala's Beasts of No Nation; Jarrett-Macauley's Moses, Citizen, and Me; Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun; and Abani's Song for Night"--
9781609176495
African literature--History and criticism.--21st century
Ambiguity in literature.
Child soldiers in literature.
Child soldiers--History and criticism.--Africa--Personal narratives
Electronic Books.
PL8010 / .W758 2020