Download or read book War in African Literature Today written by Ernest Emenyo̲nu and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of African Literature Today is devoted to studies of how African writers, as historical witnesses, have handled the recreation of war as a cataclysmic phenomenon in various locations on the continent. The theoretical question is whether the fictionalized representation demonstrated equitable balance between socio-political messages (lessons of war) and the sanctity of art (aesthetics). Contributors have explore the subject from a variety of perspectives -- panoramic, regional, national and through comparative studies. Was has enriched contemporary African literature but at what price to human lives, peace and the environment? -- Publisher's description.