Description
Origins are often obscure and beginnings easily forgotten. The first novel ever published by an African has, until now, been lost in rare book collections, unknown to scholars and public alike. Now reissued a century after its first publication, Joseph J. Walters's Guanya Pau can be reread in the context of a varied and vigorous African literature. Its subject and the author's outlook make it remarkably modern.
Book Information
ISBN 9780803297555
Author Joseph J. Walters
Format Paperback
Page Count 114
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 170g
Guanya Pau deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. When she cannot fight, she flees, encountering fierce anti-feminine practices everywhere she goes.
Book Information
ISBN 9780803297555
Author Joseph J. Walters
Format Paperback
Page Count 114
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 170g
