Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Volume 16, Issue 2 (1977)

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World Literature Written in English, Volume 16, Issue 2 (1977)

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Africa

Article
Conquering the abyss of the crypt: Survival imperative in Soyinka's Shuttle
Hezzy Maduakor
Pages: 245-255
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Nadine Gordimer: “the politics of race”
Robert J. Green
Pages: 256-262
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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I am the voice: Three South African poets: Dennis Brutus, Keorapetse Kgositsile, and Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
John F. Povey
Pages: 263-280
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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An interview with Okot p'bitek
Bernth Lindfors
Pages: 281-299
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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A checklist of works by and about Okot p'Bitek
Bernth Lindfors
Pages: 300-303
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Review Article
Eldred Durosimi Jones, Ed. African literature today no. 8: Drama in Africa. London: Heinemann; New York: Africana, 1976
Bruce King
Pages: 304-307
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Buchi Emecheta. The bride price. New York: George Braziller, INC., 1976
Margaret Read Lauer
Pages: 308-310
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Emmanuel N. Obiechina. Culture, tradition, and society in the West African novel. African studies series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975
Harold Collins
Pages: 311-312
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Bernth Lindfors, ed. Critical perspectives on Nigerian literatures. Washington, D.C.: Three continents press, 1976
Janis A. Mayes
Pages: 313-314
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Australia

Aboriginals in Australian literature: A bibliography
John B. Beston
Pages: 315-323
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Review Article
Patrick white. A fringe of leaves. New York: The viking press, 1977
Robert Ross
Pages: 324-325
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Review Article
Joseph Jones. Radical cousins: Nineteenth century American and Australian writers. St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1976: Thomas Shapcott, ed. Contemporary American and Australian poetry. St. Lucia: University Of Queensland Press, 1976
Dennis Douglas
Pages: 326-327
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Canada

Article
Crossing Jordan: Time and memory in the fiction of Margaret Laurence
Sherrill E. Grace
Pages: 328-339
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Resolution and independence in the work of Alice Munro
Marcia Allentuck
Pages: 340-343
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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“We and the beasts are kin”: Attitudes towards nature in nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Canadian literature
Patricia Morley
Pages: 344-358
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Canadian Crusoe: Ursomorphic Lore: Marian Engel. Bear. Mc Clelland and Stewart, 1976
Patricia Morley
Pages: 359-360
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Douglas Spettigue. Many mansions, stories by Douglas O. Spettigue. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1976
Dick Harrison
Pages: 361-362
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Raymond Knister. The first day of spring: Stories and other prose, ed. Peter Stevens. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976
John H. Ferres
Pages: 363-365
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Carol Bolt. Playwrights in profile; Carol Bolt. Toronto: Playwrights co‐op, 1976
Eileen Sarkar
Pages: 366-367
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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India

Arun Kolatkar: A Bilingual poet
Vrinda Nabar
Pages: 368-375
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Uma Parameswaran. A study of Representative Indo‐English novelists. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1976
S. S. Moorty (S. Murthy Sikha)
Pages: 376-377
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Saros Cowasjee. Mulk Raj Anand. Coolie. An assessment. Delhi: Oxford University Press (College and University Texts), 1976
Marlene Fisher
Pages: 378-379
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. How I became a holy mother. New York: Harper & Row, 1976
Janet Powers Gemmill
Pages: 380-381
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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New Zealand

Review Article
Roderick Finlayson. Other lovers. Dunedin: John McIndoe, 1976
Tom Fitzgibbon
Pages: 382-385
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Vincent O'Sullivan. From the Indian funeral. Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe Ltd., 1976
Gillian Workman
Pages: 386-388
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Cherry Hankin, ed. Critical essays on the New Zealand novel. Auckland: Heinemann educational books (N. Z. ) LTD., 1976
R. F. Anderson
Pages: 389-391
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Bill Pearson. Fretful sleepers and other essays. Auckland, New Zealand: Heinemann educational books (N. Z.) Ltd., 1974
R. F. Anderson
Pages: 392-394
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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The Pacific (Fiji)

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Indo‐Fijian fiction: Towards an interpretation
Vijay C. Mishra
Pages: 395-408
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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The West Indies

Conversation with Derek Walcott
Robert D. Hamner
Pages: 409-420
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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An index to KYK‐Over‐Al 1945 ‐ 1961
Reinhard W. Sander
Pages: 421-461
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial notes
Page: 461
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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The West Indies

Review Article
Wilson Harris. Da Silva Da Silva's cultivated wilderness and genesis of the clowns. London: Faber, 1977
Michael Gilkes
Pages: 462-470
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Review Article
Seepersad Naipaul. The adventures of Gurudeva and other stories. (Foreword by V. S. Naipaul. ) London: Andre Deutsch, 1976
Anthony Boxill
Pages: 471-472
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Jean Rhys. Sleep it off, lady. Stories by Jean Rhys. New York: Harper and Row, 1976
Elgin W. Mellown
Pages: 473-474
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Review Article
John J. Figueroa. Ignoring hurts. Washington, D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1976
R. A. Foakes
Pages: 475-476
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Pidgins and creoles

Review Article
The field of Pidgin‐Creole studies: A review article on Loreto Todd's Pidgins and Creoles. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974
John Rickford
Pages: 477-513
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Miscellany

Notes
Ian H. Munro
Pages: 514-520
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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Editorial Board
Pages: ebi-ebii
Published online: 18 Jul 2008
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