
Chronicles of Darkness
David Ward(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
206 pages
978-1-032-76286-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1989, Chronicles of Darkness is about images of Africa seen through the eyes of writers, visitors, residents, and native-born. This is an interesting read for scholars and researchers of English literature and African studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-76286-9 (9781032762869)
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Content
Acknowledgements Abbreviations of Principal Works Discussed and Editions Cited 1. Chronicles of Darkness 2. Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness 3. Olive Schreiner: The Story of an African Farm 4. William Plomer: Turbott Wolfe 5. Laurens van der Post: In a Province 6. Karen Blixen ('Isak Dinesen'): Out of Africa 7. Evelyn Waugh: Scoop And Joyce Cary: Mister Johnson 8. Elspeth Huxley: The Flame Trees of Thika 9. Graham Greene: The Heart of the Matter and A Burnt-out Case 10. Alan Paton: Cry, the Beloved Country 11. Doris Lessing 12. Nadine Gordimer: The Short Stories 13. Nadine Gordimer: The Novels 14. Andre Brink 15. J.M. Coetzee Notes Index