Africa: General

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 2; on pp. 5-9 there is the AFRICA: GENERAL section of 'Annual Bibliography of Commonwealth Literature I965'.

N'Daw, Alassene. 'Can One Talk of an African Thought?', In Présellce Africaine, 58 (see Journals).

Ainslie, Rosalynde. The Press in Africa, 256 pp. Gollancz, 38s.

Modern African Narrative, ed. P. G. Edwards , 196 pp. Nelson, 9s 6d.

Through African Eyes, ed. P. G. Edwards , 2 vols., C.U.P. Vol. I, 104 pp., 5s. 6d; Vol. II, 120 pp., 5s 6d.

African Poetry: An Anthology of Traditional African Poems, compiled and edited by Ulli Beier , illustrated by Susanne Wenger, 80 pp. C.U.P., 7s; intended mainly for schools.

The Origin of Life and Death: African Creation Myths, ed. Ulli Beier , x+66 pp. H.E.B. (African Writers Series), paperbound, 5s; a collection of creation myths from East, West, Central, and North Africa, some translated by Ulli Beier.

' African Literature I: Problems of Criticism', E. Wright in JCL, 2, pp. 103-12

African Literature and American Universities', J.F. Povey in African Studies Bulletin, IX, 2, pp. 13-19 (see Journals).

' African Literature in English', J.F. Povey in Books Abroad , XL, 3 ( University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., U.S.A.), pp. 233-61.

' African Literature in Russia', V. Ramzes in Transition, 25 ; on Russian interest in African Literature (see EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, Journals).

Ambiguous Africa, Georges Balandier, translated by Helen Weaver, illust., 276 pp. Chatto & Windus, 55s; first published as Afrique Ambigue, 1957; 'sets out to portray the development of African traditions and to present the depth of the disturbance modern civilization has caused in African societies'.

' Black Africa Revisited', O. Wali in Freedomways, VI, 2 (Chicago, U.S.A.), pp. 378-81; review of Poems from Black Africa, ed. Langston Hughes.

' Black Orpheus' in Cultural Events in Africa, 22, pp. I-IV of supplement; a discussion of the journal by Ulli Beier, Gerald Moore and Andrew Salkey (see Journals).

Discussion of The Dakar Festival of Negro Arts by John Nagenda, Ibrahim Saladi and Elimo Njau in Cultural Events in Africa, 17, pp. I-IV of supplement.

' Education through the eyes of African Writers', J.F. Povey in Educational Forum, XXII (Champagne, Ill. , U.S.A.), pp. 99-103.

' John Nagenda Reviews the Hampstead Theatre Club Season of the Ijink Company - July 1966, in Cultural Events in Africa, 20, pp. III-V of supplement.

' The African Literary Tradition, i', Ama Ata Aidoo in The New African, July, pp. 126-7 (see Journals).

' The African Writer and his Public', M. Kane in Présence Africaine , 58.

' The Background of Modern African Literature', B. Obumselu in Ibadan, 22, pp. 46-59 (see WEST AFRICA, Journals).

' The Burden of the Negro Writer', Chinua Achebe in Présence Africaine, 59.

' The English Language in Africa', J. Povey in Western Humanities Review, XX, 3 (University of Utah, U.S.A.), pp. 183-90.

The Literature and Thought of Modern Africa: A Survey, Claude Wauthier, translated by Shirley Kay, 323 pp. Pall Mall Library of African Affairs, 45s; enlarged, revised edition of work first published as L'Afrique des Africains: Inventaire de la Négritude.

' The New African Novelists', Obi Wali in Freedomways, VI, 2, pp. 163-71.

' The Origins of African Poetry', S.O. Mezu in Journal of the New African Literature, 2, pp. 16-24 (see Journals).

' The Roots of Negritude', E. Kennedy and P.J. Trout in Africa Report , May issue (see Journals).

' Things Fall Further Apart - New African Novels', in CLA Journal , X, I, pp. 64-7.

' Time and Experience in African Poetry', G. Moore in Transition, 26, pp. 18-22.

' Tragedy and the African Audience', K.B.A. Jones-Quartey in Okyeame, III, I, pp. 50-56 (see WEST AFRICA, Journals).

' Voices out of the Skull', P. Theroux in Black Orpheus, 20, pp. 41-58; a study of 6 African poets (see Journals).

' Where Does African Literature Go from Here?' Lewis Nkosi in Africa Report , XI, 9, pp. 7-II.

Africa Report, XI, 1-9, ed. Helen Kitchen. African American Institute, Suite 500, Dupont Circle Building, Washington, D.C. 20036; appears 9 times annually.

African Forum, I, 3-4 and II, I-2, ed. J. A. Davis. American Society for African Culture, 40I Broadway, New York, and 4/6 Oil Mill St, Lagos, Nigeria. Annual sub., $4.00 or 20s; 'a quarterly journal on Afro and Afro-American political, social, economical and cultural developments'.

Black Orpheus: A journal of African and Afro-American Literature, 19-20, ed. Ulli Beier and A. Irele. Longmans of Nigeria, Ikeja , Nigeria, in association with Mbari, Ibadan, 7s 6d.

Cultural Events in Africa, 14-25. The Transcription Centre, 38 Dover St, London, W.I. Annual sub., institutions, £5 or $I4.00; individuals, 20s or $2.80; Xerographed; monthly.

English Studies in Africa, IX, I-2. Witwatersrand University Press , Milner Park, Johannesburg , South Africa, R.0.75 or 7s 6d. Annual sub., R.I.50 or I5s.

Journal of the New African Literature, 1-2, ed. J. O. Okpaku, Box 4392, Stanford, California 94305, U.S.A., $I.25; twice annually.

New Africa, VIII, I and 2 - II and 12, ed. H. C. Taussig , 58 Paddington St, London W.I., is 6d. Annual sub., 20s or $3.00; includes book reviews; appears six times annually.

Prêsence Africaine, 42 Rue Descartes, Paris Ve. Annual sub., F.20.00 in France and Francophone Africa; F.23.00 elsewhere; distributors of English edition, Longmans; annual sub., 28s; quarterly.

The Bulletin of the Association for African Literature in English, 2, ed. E. D. Jones, Dept of English, Fourah Bay College, Freetown , Sierra Leone. Annual sub., Le 2 or 20s; mimeographed.

The New African, V, I-10, ed. R. Vigne, 60 Paddington St, London, W.I. V, I (Jan.), V, 2 (Mar.), V, 3 (Apr.); May, June, July, Sept., Oct. are unnumbered; V. 9 (Nov.), V, 10 (Dec). Annual sub., 20s or §5.00.