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AFRICAN LITERATURE
BABALWA SILANGWE

AFRICAN
LITERATURE
African Literature
consists of a body of
work in different
languages and various
genres, ranging from oral
literature conducted in
different African
languages to written in
colonial languages
(French, Portuguese, and
English), (Cabardo, 2017).
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• Africa is the world’s
second-largest and second
most populous continent
after Asia, (Anacay, 2017).
AFRICA

HISTORY
The first African literature is circa 2300-2100, when ancient
Egyptians began using burial texts to accompany their dead.
Sub-Saharan Africa feature a vibrant and varied oral culture.
They provide useful knowledge, ethical wisdom, and creative
motivation in a direct fashion. Oral culture takes many forms:
proverbs and riddles, narratives, praise poetry, songs, legends
and folktales, (Punsalang, 2015). Essential to oral literature is a
concern for presentation and oratory. Folktale tellers use call-
response techniques. A praise singer will accompany a
narrative with music, (Motwani, 2011).

AFRICAN
LANGUAGES
The literature in the
written vernacular
languages of Africa offers
an imaginative and
crucial connection to
unwritten indigenous
literature; this literature
illustrates the
adaptability of oral
tradition in that it
expresses its versatility
and diversity through the
written vernacular
literature.

SLAVE NARRATIVES
o Written by fugitive
slave about their
lives in the south
and often after
escaping to
freedom.
PROTEST AGAINST
COLONISATION
o African writers
aimed at revealing
the social evils of
colonial rule, and to
encourage a sense
of African. They
argued against
colonial stereotypes
of African as
“primitive”, “savage”
and lacking
distinctive cultural
and political system
CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN
LITERATUTE (Chudasama, 2021)
CALLS FOR
INDEPENDENCE
o Led by leaders with
characteristic
personalities and
great intellectual
ability, who were in
touch with
international pan-
Africanism therefore
they were able to
frame ideas of
equality in a way that
both reaches the
masses at home and
abroad.

AFRICAN PRIDE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
o Focuses on the
literature betrayal
and despair over
the goals of
liberation struggle
in Africa.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN
LITERATUTE cont.
DISSENT
o Writers express a
differ opinions
through writing
poems, legends,
etc. In which
characters have
profound
message to
political issues.
o Creating African
identities that
promote the idea
of a cultural
movement of
African literary
Renaissance.

THEMES OF AFRICAN
LITERATURE
Colonialism
Diaspora and Exile
Alienation
Poverty
Nationalism
Disillusionment
Gender differences and
roles
Cultural conflicts

AFRICAN LITERATURE LEGENDS
CHINUA ACHEBE
ES’KIA MPHAHLELE
ZAKES MDA
NGUGI WA THONG’O
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI
ADICHIE

TO CONCLUDE:
African literature is significant
for more reasons than only its
timely themes and realistic
plots. Additionally, it
heightens our social
awareness and increases
knowledge of the social,
political, and economic
issues that the African
continent is currently
experiencing.

REFERENCES:
Anacay, S. (2017) ‘African literature ppt’ [PowerPoint presentation]. Available at: African literature ppt
(slideshare.net) (Accessed: 18 August 2023)
Cabardo, R. (2017) ‘African literature’ [PowerPoint presentation]. Available at: African literature
Chudasama, P. (2021) ‘The african literature ppt’ [PowerPoint presentation]. Available at: The african
literature ppt (slideshare.net) (Accessed: 18 August 2023)
Motwani, S. (2011) ‘African Literature’ [PowerPoint presentation]. Available at: African Literature | PPT
Punsalang, C. (2015) ‘African Literature’ [PowerPoint presentation]. Available at: African Literature |
PPT (slideshare.net) (Accessed: 18 August 2023)

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