Chinua Achebe has an unchallenged reputation as the ‘Godfather’ of modern African writing. This Guide examines his key novels and enables students to navigate the field of Achebe criticism, setting…

Presents an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in post-war Britain. This title includes: introductions to authors, texts and contexts; guides to key critics, concepts and topics; an…

A tale of grinding poverty and struggle, A Child of the Jago follows Dicky Perrott - a boy who wishes to escape London's impoverished and corruption-riddled East End for a…

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Rather than accept that there is a single body of literature that can be labeled women’s writing, this volume explores the ways in which twenty-first-century crises have problematized identity, literature…