Introduction: Multiple worlds, material culture & language
Virtual objects & parallel universes : Biyi Bandele's The street
Everyday objects & translation : Leila Aboulela's The translator & coloured lights
Possessions, science & power : Jamal Mahjoub's The carrier
Words, things & subjectivity : Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian chronicles
Breaking Gods & petals of purple : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple hibiscus
An abnormal ordinary : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a yellow sun
Conclusion : The rifle is not a penis.
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A new generation of African writers : migration, material culture & language by Brenda Cooper. ISBN 9781847015075. Published by James Currey in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
