West Africa

A Bibliography of Cameroon, M. and V. DeLancey, 800 pp. Africana Pblg. Co., New York.

A Bibliography of Cameroun Folklore, V. and M. DeLancey, with Foreword by D.P.Kunene, 69 pp. African Studies Assn., Waltham, Mass., 1972.

Kamerun, ed. H.F. Illy. Hase & Koehler, Mainz, DMI9.80; contains, pp. 317-43, 'Bibliographic choisie d'écrits en sciences sociales et humaines sur le Cameroun' , H.F. Illy .

Nigerian Periodicals and Magazines 1950-1970, S.O.Oderinde , 122 pp. Ibadan U. Library, Ibadan, 1971.

Aidoo, Ama Ata. 'Our Sister Kill-Joy on Why We Die Like Flies', Asemka , I, 2, pp. 105-108 (see Journals). (Gh)

Awoonor, Kofi. 'Poems', Okike, 5, pp. 5-12 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals). (Gh)

Azasu, Kwakuvi. Streams of Thought, 105 pp. Mpaba Educational Pblns., P.O. Box 6785, Accra, ¢2.50. (Gh)

Begho, Mason Amatotsero. Meditations in Retrospect, 102 pp. Printed by Times Press, Lagos, NI.20. (N)

Dipoko, Mbella Sonne. Seven Poems, The Benin Review, I, pp. 74-9 (see Journals). (Cameroon)

Iboroma, Gad Karibi. 'Fouchs Island', Black Orpheus, III, 1, pp. 7-23 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals). (N)

Ndu, Pol. Songs for Seers, 35 pp. NOK Pblrs., New York; csd., $5.95; pa., $2.95. (N)

Ojaide, Tanure. Children of Iroko and Other Poems, 51 pp. Greenfield Review Press, New York, 1973, pa., $2.25. (N)

Okai, Atukwei. Lorgorligi Logarithms and Other Poems, 146 pp. Ghana Pblg. Corp., Accra, ¢5.00. (Gh)

Okara, Gabriel , 'Out of the War', Black Orpheus, III, 1, pp. 4-6; 8 poems.

Taylor, Wilfred H. Black Discord, 28 pp. Outposts Pblns., Walton-on-Thames, 1973, £0.45. (S.L.)

Eze, Ezenta, E. The Cassava Ghost, vi+ 147 pp. Ethiope Pblg. Corp., Benin, Nigeria, pa., N2.60. (N)

Iwunze, Godwin O.E. Let's Bury the Hatchet, 64 pp. Printed by Anno Press, Enugu, N0.45. (N)

— The Contractors, 70 pp. Ohannya Literary Works. c/o Co-operative Bookshop, 33 Zik Ave., Unwani, Enugu, N0.68. (N)

Roberts, Gabriel J. 'The Prophet', Ndaanan, IV, 1 & 2, pp. 46-60 (see Journals ). (G)

Sekyi, Kebina. The Blinkards, with Introduction by J.A.Langley, 148 pp. H.E.B. (A.W.S.), £0.60; written 1915. (Gh)

Soyinka, Wole. Collected Plays, Vol. II, v+276 pp. O.U.P. (Oxford Paper-backs), pa., £I.95; contains 'The Lion and the Jewel', 'Kongi's Harvest', 'The Trials of Brother Jero', 'Jero's Metamorphosis', 'Madmen and Specialists' . (N)

Aniebo, I.N.C. The Anonymity of Sacrifice, 115 pp. H.E.B. (A.W.S.), £0.70.(N)

Armah, Ayi Kwei. Why Are We So Blest?, iv+234 pp. E.A.P.H., Nairobi; first pbld. 1972. (Gh)

Egbuna, Obi. Emperor of the Sea and Other Stories, 127 pp. Collins (Fontana Books), pa., £I.25; Watts, New York, $I.25. (N)

Ekwensi, C. 'The Indispensable', Drum, 275 (see Journals). (N)

Gbadamosi, Rasheed A. 'Bats and Babies', Okike, 5, pp. 1-4 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals). (N)

Munonye, John. A Dancer of Fortune, 247 pp. Wm. Heinemann, £2.50. (N)

— 'Pack, Pack, Pack', Okike, 5, pp. 31-41. (N)

Okoro, Anezi. Dr. Amadi's Postings, 171 pp. Ethiope Pblg. Corp., Benin, pa., N0.80. (N)

Omotoso, Kole. Fella'sChoice, 111 pp. Ethiope Pblg. Corp., Benin, pa., N0.80. (N)

— Sacrifice, 103 pp. Onibonoje Press, Ibadan, pa., N0.95. (N)

Osofisan, Femi. 'Kolera Koleje', serialized in New Horn, Ibadan. (N)

Tutuola, Amos. 'Akanke and the Jealous Pawn Broker', Afriscope, IV, 1, pp. 57, 59, 61-62 (see Journals ). (N)

Ghanaian Writing: Ghana as Seen by Her Own Writers as well as by German Authors , ed. A.W.Kayper-Mensah and H.Wolff , 240 pp. Erdmann, Tübingen, 1972.

Ghanaian Writing Today I, selected by N. S. Kwakwa, 193 pp. Ghana Pblg. Corp., Accra, pa., ¢3.00.

Adekunle, Mobolaji A. 'The Standard Nigerian English in Sociolinguistic Perspective', Journal of the Nigerian English Studies Association, VI, 1, pp. 24-37 (see Journals ).

Apronti, E.O. 'Language and National Integration in Ghana', Legon Journal of the Humanities, 1, pp. 54-60 (see Journals ).

Awoonor, Kofi. Come Back, Ghana, 23 pp.

Ayandele, E.A. The Educated Elite in Nigerian Society. Ibadan U. Press , Ibadan; csd., N5.00; pa., N3.00.

Fasuyi, T.A. Cultural Policy in Nigeria, 63 pp. UNESCO, Paris, 1973 .

Journal of the Nigerian English Studies Association, VI, 1; special number on 'The English Language in Nigeria'.

Obiechina,E.N. 'Variety Differentiation in English Usage', Journal of the Nigerian English Studies Association, VI, 1, pp. 77-94.

Omotoso, Kole. 'Publishing in Africa', Afriscope, IV, 2, pp. 7-10 (see Journals ).

Onyeama, Dilibe. John Bull's Nigger, 159 pp. Leslie Frenwin, pa., £I.95.

Sey,K.A. Ghanaian English, xii+176 pp. Macmillan, 1973; csd., £3.00; pa., £0.80.

Guardians of the Sacred Word, ed. and translated by Kofi Awoonor, I14 pp. NOK Pblrs., New York; csd., $I0.00; pa., $3.95; Ewe traditional poetry.

Hammer Blows and Other Writings, David Mandessi Diop, ed. and translated from the French by S.Mpondo and F.Jones, vii+88 pp. Indiana U. Press, Bloomington, 1973, $5.00.

Nigerian Fables and Stories, T.O.S. Ezeobi , i+44 pp. Rota Pblg. Co., Kaduna, Nigeria, 1973.

The Calabash of Wisdom and Other Igbo Stories, ed. and translated by R. Egudu, 141 pp. NOK Pblrs., New York; csd., $I0.00; pa., $3.50.

'The Story of the Kintes', Sherif Jobarteh, ed. and translated from the Mandinka by Gambia Cultural Archives, Ndaanan, IV, 1 & 2, pp. 22-32 (see Journals).

Achebe, Chinua. 'Achebe's Followers', B. Lindfors , Review de la Littérature Comparée (Paris), XLVIII, 3 & 4, pp. 569-89.

— 'Alienation in the Novels of Chinua Achebe', R.N. Okafor , Annales de l'Université Abidjan, Sér. D, VI (1973), pp. 329-41.

- 'Arrow of God: A Case Study of Megalomania', Y.S.K. Boafo , Asemka, I, 2, pp. 16-24 (see Journals ).

— 'Aspects of Things Fall Apart', R. Brown , Mambo Review of Contemporary African Literature, I Nov., pp. 11-13 (see SOUTHERN AFRICA, Journals).

— 'Chinua Achebe, Christmas in Biafra and Other Poems; Pol Ndu, Golgotha', E.C.Okwu , Ufahamu, IV, 1 (1973), pp. 162-8 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals); review article.

—— 'Folklore and the African Novelist: Achebe and Tutuola', W.R. Ferris, Jr. , Journal of American Folklore, LXXXVI, pp. 25-36 (U. of Texas Press for Amer. Folklore Soc.).

—— 'Individual and Society in Chinua Achebe's Novels', R.N.Okafor , Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, Sér. D, V (1972), pp. 219-43.

— 'Narrative Techniques in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart', S.O. Iyasere , New Letters, XL, 3, pp. 73-93 (U. of Missouri-Kansas City).

— 'Okonkwo or the Triumph of Masculinity as a Determinant of the Fall of a Hero' , Y.S.K.Boafo , Asemka, I, 1, pp. 7-15.

— 'Register in Achebe', T. Vincent , Journal of the Nigerian English Studies Association, VI, 1, pp. 95-106 (see Journals).

— 'Solipsism and Survival in Achebe's "Civil Peace" and "Girls at War"', D.B.Burness , Ba Shiru, V, 1 (1973), pp. 64-7 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

— 'The Male-Female Motif in Things Fall Apart', D.G. Ackley , Studies in Black Literature, V, 1, pp. 1-6 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

— 'The Myth of the Archetypal Hero ...' See EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, Criticism, under Ngugi.

— 'The Novels of Chinua Achebe', H.H.A.Gowda , The Literary Half-Yearly, XIV, 2 (1973), pp. 3-9 (see INDIA, Journals).

— 'The Politics of Poverty: Two Novels on Political Independence in West Africa' , O.Ogumba , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 24-7, 30-33 (see Journals ); on Achebe's A Man of the People and Armah's The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born.

— 'The Use of Pidgin in No Longer at Ease and A Man of the People', K. Yankson , Asemka, I, 2, pp. 68-79.

Aidoo, Ama Ata. 'Ama Ata Aidoo: The Art of the Short Story and Sexual Roles in Africa' , L.W.Brown , WLWE, XIII, 2, pp. 172-83 (see COMMONWEALTH: GENERAL, Journals).

— 'No Sweetness Here: Literature as Social Criticism', D. Adelugba , Ba Shiru, VI, 1, pp. 15-24.

Aluko,T.M. 'Interview with T. M. Aluko', K. Omotoso , Afriscope, III, 6 (1973), pp. 51-2 (see Journals).

— Review of His Worshipful Majesty, R. Priebe , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 2, p. 412 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

—' T.M. Aluko : The Novelist and His Imagination', O. Taiwo , Présence Africaine , 90, pp. 225-46 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

Aniebo, I.N.C. 'Behind Biafran Lives', B. Wright, Afriscope, IV, 12, p. 51; review of The Anonymity of Sacrifice.

Armah, Ayi Kwei. 'A Plague on Both Your Houses', B. Kisogie , Transition, 45, p. 75 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals); review of Two Thousand Seasons.

— 'Armah's Second Novel', G. Moore , JCL, IX, 1, pp. 69-71; review of Fragments .

— 'Fragments: "The Eagle that Refused to Soar"', K. Yankson , Asemka, I, 1, pp. 53-9.

— 'Mere Mirrors of Annihilation', K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 7, pp. 42-3; reviews Soyinka's Season of Anomy and Armah's Two Thousand Seasons.

— Review of Two Thousand Seasons, K. Yankson , Asemka, I, 2, pp. 111-12.

— 'Symbol and Meaning in The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, K. Ogungbesan , WLWE, XII (1973), pp. 4-25; and the The Benin Review, I, pp. 95-106 (see Journals ).

— 'The Organization of Symbols in Ayi Kwei Armah's The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born', M. Nicholson , Asemka, I, 2, pp. 7-15.

— 'The Politics of Poverty ...' See I5th Achebe item, above.

Awoonor, Kofi. 'Kofi Awoonor's This Earth, My Brother ... as an African Dirge', R. Priebe , The Benin Review, I, pp. 95-106.

— Reviews of This Earth, My Brother ..., 'Surfaces of Disillusion', Chinweizu, Okike , 6, pp. 88-96; and C. Mulei (pseud. B.S. Monde ), The Sunday Post (Nairobi), 23 Sep. 1973.

— 'This Earth, My Brother...: A Study in Despair', K. Yankson , University of Cape Coast English Department Workpapers, IV (1972), pp. 67-71.

Beti, Mongo. 'The Exiles, Beti and Soyinka', K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 2, pp. 55-6; includes review of Main Basse sur le Cameroun.

— 'The Cruel City'. See 4th Ekwensi item, below.

Casely Hayford,J.E. 'Igbal and Casely Hayford: A Phase in Afro-Asian Philosophy', A.Hassain , Ibadan, XXIX (1971), pp. 45-52.

Cheyney-Coker, Syl. Review of Concerto for an Exile, R.L. Bernu , Books Abroad , XLVIII, 4, pp. 835-6.

Clark,J.P. 'The Modern Inheritance: Studies in J.P. Clark's The Raft and Soyinka's The Road', T. Vincent , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 38-41, 44-9 (see Journals).

de Graft, J.C. 'Sons and Daughters: J. C. de Graft's Play at Mrewa', T.O. McLoughlin , Mambo Review of Contemporary African Literature, I Nov., pp. 10-11 (see SOUTHERN AFRICA, Journals).

Echeruo,M.J.C. Interviewed by B.Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 5-15 (see GENERAL STUDIES); by J.Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), 24 Nov., pp. 4, 13.

Egbuna, Obi. Interviewed by B. Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 16-23; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), 22 Sep., pp. 4, 13; by E. Nwimo , Drum, 282 (see Journals).

— Review of Emperor of the Sea, Anon., Afriscope, IV, 4, p. 48.

Ekwensi, Cyprian. Cyprian Ekwensi, E. Emenyonu , xiv+137 pp. Evans, London, £2.00; Ibadan; csd., N3.70; pa., NI.75; reviewed, K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 12, pp. 49, 51.

— 'Cyprian Ekwensi and Onitsha Market Literature', S.M. Greenstein , Essays in African Literature, pp. 175-91 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Criticism).

—Interviewed by B.Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 24-34; and WLWE, XIII, 2, pp. 141-54; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), II Aug., pp. 9, 13.

— 'The Cruel City', P.A. Noss , Revue de la Littérature Comparée, XLVIII, 3 & 4, pp. 462-74; on Ekwensi's People of the City and Beti's Ville cruelle.

Enahoro, Peter. Review of You Gotta Cry to Laugh, C. Mulei (pseud. B.S. Monde ), The Sunday Post (Nairobi), 29 July 1973.

Gbadamosi, Rasheed. Interviewed by J. Agetua, Sunday Observer (Benin ), I5 Dec., pp. 4, 13.

— Review of Echoes from the Lagoon, F.A, West Africa, 2970, p. 601 (see Journals).

Henshaw, James Ene. Interviewed by J.Agetua, Sunday Observer ( Benin), I7 Nov., pp. 10, 15.

Ibukun, Olu. 'The Return by Olu Ibukun', J. Kamil , Lotus: Afro-Asian Writing, XII (1972), pp. 184-6 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals); review article.

Laye, Camara. 'The Debate on Human Rights in Camara Laye's Le Regard du Roi', R.H. Fraser , Asemka, I, 1, pp. 16-27.

Mezu,S.O. 'Nigeria: Sebastian Okechukwu Mezu', J. Jahn , Afrika heute (Bonn), 23 & 24 (1973), pp. 527-8.

Munonye, John. Interviewed by B.Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 35-40; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), I3 Oct., pp. 4, 13.

Ndu, Pol. See 5th Achebe item, above.

Nwapa, Flora. Interviewed by J. Agetua, Sunday Observer (Benin ), I8 Aug., p. 6.

Ogunde, Herbert. 'Ogunde Theatre: The Rise of Contemporary Professional Theatre in Nigeria, I946-I972', E. Clark , Nigeria Magazine, 114, pp. 3-14 (see Journals).

Okai, John Atukwei. 'Discipline in the Making of Poetry: A Critical Review of John Okai's The Oath of the Fontomfrom and Other Poems, K.K. Dei-Anang , Universitas , II, 2 (1972), pp. 102-16 (see Journals).

— 'John Atukwei Okai: The Growth of a Poet', J.Apronti , Universitas, II, 1 (1972), pp. 117-29.

— 'John Okai's Oath of the Fontomfrom and Other Poems', J.Apronti , Okyeame, V (1972), pp. 122-5 (U. of Ghana, Legon).

Okara, Gabriel. 'Gabriel Okara: The Feeler of the Pulse of Africa's Soul', P.N.Njoroge , Busara, V, 1 (1973), pp. 48-56 (see EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, Journals ).

— 'Gabriel Okara, The Voice', M.S. Farid , Lotus: Pan-African Writing, XIII (1972), pp. 180-83; review article.

—Interviewed by B.Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 41-7; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer ( Benin), I5 Sep., pp. 4, 13.

Okigbo, Christopher. 'Christopher Okigbo: Creative Rhetoric', O. Leslie , Conch Review of Books, I (1973), pp. 67-74; on Anozie's book.

—— 'Okigbo's "Distances": A Retreat from Christ to Idoto', R.N. Egudu , The Conch, V, 1 & 2, pp. 29-42 (see Journals).

—— 'Shadows of Prophecy', P. Thomas , Journal of Modern African Studies (London), XI ( 1973 ), pp. 339-45; review of Labyrinths.

Omotoso, Kole. Interviewed by B.Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 48-56; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), 8 Sep., p. 7; by D. Walder , Transition, 44, pp. 45-7.

— Reviews: The Combat, P. Iheakaram , Afriscope, IV, 4, p. 49; The Edifice, Anon., Afriscope, IV, 3, pp. 47, 49; The Edifice and The Combat, S. Conateh , Ndaanan, IV, 1 & 2, pp. 64-5.

Oyono, Ferdinand. 'Le vieux nègre et la médaille de Ferdinand Oyono, et sa perception du christianisme' , D. Spurling , Flambeau (Yaoundé, Cameroon), 42, pp. 96-103.

Osofisan, Femi. Interviewed by J.Agetua, Sunday Observer ( Benin), 22 Dec., p. 4.

Rotimi, Ola. Interviewed by B. Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 57-68; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), 20 Oct., p. 4.

— 'Ola Rotimi and the New Dramatic Movement at Ife', S.O.Asein , Bulletin of Black Theatre, I, 3 (1972), pp. 4-5.

— 'Ola Rotimi: A Major New Talent', R.M. Wren , Africa Report , XVIII, 5 (1973), pp. 29-31 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

Sekyi, Kobina. Review of The Blinkards, M. Wolfers , West Africa , 2983, pp. 1019-20.

Sofola, Zulu. Interviewed by J. Agetua, Sunday Observer (Benin ), I Sep., pp. 4, 21; by K. Omotoso , Afriscope, III, 12 (1973), pp. 59-60.

Soyinka, Wole. Study Aid to Kongi's Harvest, J. Gibbs , 46 pp. Rex Collings, 1973 .

—' An Interview with Wole Soyinka on His Latest Book The Man Died, Anon, The Militant (Ibadan), II, 1 (1972), pp. 3-7.

— 'Bachir Touré et Wole Soyinka: Deux voies (et deux voix) pour une dramaturgie africaine', J-P. Ndiaye , Jeune Afrique, VIII, Juin (1971), pp. 51-6 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals); interviews.

— 'Language in an Age of Transition: Shakespeare and Soyinka', O. Ogunba , Journal of the Nigerian English Studies Association, VI, 1, pp. 107-18.

— 'Mere Mirrors of Annihilation'. See 3rd Armah item, above.

— 'On Looking at Madmen and Specialists, B. Berry , Pan-African Journal , V (1972), pp. 461-71).

— Reviews: Camwood on the Leaves and The Jero Plays, T. Vincent , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 59-60; The Jero Plays, J. Gibbs , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 4, pp. 834-5; The Man Died, P. Thomas , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 3, p. 621, and C. Mulei (pseud. B.S. Monde ), The Sunday Post (Nairobi), 8 July 1973 ; Season of Anomy, D.Tanow-Mordi , Africa, 32, April 1974, pp. 62-3; E.D. Jones's Wole Soyinka , R. Priebe , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 4, pp. 833-4.

— 'The Exiles ...' See first Beti item, above.

— 'The Man Died by Wole Soyinka', P.Enahoro , Africa: International Business, Economic and Political Monthly, 17 (1973), pp. 42-3.

— 'The Man Died', A.R. Crewe , Africa: International Business, Economic and Political Monthly, 20 ( 1973 ), pp. 64-6; reply to preceding item.

— 'The Man Died', H.M. Zell , Afriscope, III, 10 (1973), p. 3; reply to anon. article on censorship in Afriscope, III, 8, p. 53.

— 'The Modern Inheritance ...' See Clark item, above.

— 'The Seasons of a Mind: Wole Soyinka and the Nigerian Crisis', A. Irele , The Benin Review, I, pp. 111-22.

— 'Wole Soyinka and the Horses of Speech', B. Lindfors , Essays in African Literature, pp. 79-87 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Criticism).

— 'Wole Soyinka: What is He to Us ?', Anon, Afriscope, IV, 5, pp. 58-60.

Tutuola, Amos. 'A Theory of Creative Mistakes and the Mistaking Style of Amos Tutuola' , H.R. Collins , WLWE, XIII, 2, pp. 155-71.

— 'African Writers and Original Manuscripts', Anon., Afriscope , IV, 1, pp. 55, 57; about Faber & Faber and Tutuola's MSS.

— 'Amos Tutuola: The Unselfconscious Eccentric', H.M. Chakava , Busara, III, 3 (1971), pp. 50-7.

— 'Aspects of Tutuola's Use of English', A.Banjo , Essays in African Literature, pp. 155-73.

— 'Folklore and the African Novelist...' See 6th Achebe item, above.

—Interviewed by J. Agetua, Sunday Observer (Benin), 25 Aug., p. 4; by K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 1, pp. 62, 64.

— 'The Farm and the Wilderness in Tutuola's The Palm Wine Drinkard, P. Edwards , JCL, IX, 1, pp. 57-65.

Uka, Kalu. Interviewed by B. Lindfors, Dem-Say, pp. 69-76; by J. Agetua , Sunday Observer (Benin), 4 Aug., p. 14.

'A Case for the Development of Literature in the Native Languages', C. Jenewari , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 50-53 (see Journals).

'Blackness or "Humanitude"?', G. Marti , Africa Report, XVIII, 5, pp. 26-8 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals) ; on francophone West African writers.

'Creative Writing in Ghana', K.E. Senanu , Re: Arts and Letters , VI, 2 ( 1972), pp. 1-14.

Dem-Say: Interviews with Eight Nigerian Writers, ed. B. Lindfors , 79 pp. African & Afro-American Studies & Research Centre (Occasional Pbln. No. 9), U. of Texas, Austin.

'End-of-Year Book Report', K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 12, pp. 39-40 (see Journals); on Nigerian writing in 1974.

'Escaping the Nightmare of History: The Development of a Mythic Consciousness in West African Literature', R. Priebe , Ariel, IV, 2, pp. 55-67 (see CANADA, Journals).

'Ezeigboezue: An Igbo Masquarade Play', N. Ugonna , Nigeria Magazine , 114, pp. 22-33 (see Journals).

Folklore in Nigerian Literature, B. Lindfors , 178 pp. African Pblg. Corp., New York, $I2.50; previously pbld. essays on Achebe, Ekwensi, Soyinka, Tutuola, 'popular literature'; reviewed by V. S. Nyabongo, Books Abroad, XLVIII, 4, p. 834 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'Freetown Workshop: Improvization Leads to Local Documentary', M. Banham , Theatre Quarterly (London), III, 10 (1973), pp. 38-43.

'Ghanaian Writing in Prose: A Critical Survey', D. Stewart , Présence Africaine , 91, pp. 73-105 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'Igbo Literary Backgrounds', E.N. Emenyonu , The Conch, V, 1 & 2 (1973), pp. 43-60 (see Journals).

'Ibo [Igbo] Poetry in English since the End of the Nigerian Civil War', P. Thomas , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 1, pp. 34-41.

Interviews with Critics by J. Agetua, Sunday Observer (Benin ) : E.N. Obiechina , 28 July, pp. 8-9; Abiola Irele , 6 Oct., pp. 4, I3; Dan Izevbaye , I Dec., p. 4.

'Iwi Egúngún Chants: An Introduction', O.Olajubu , Research in African Literatures, V, 1, pp. 31-51 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'Le pidgin English comme moyen d'expression littéraire chez les romanciers du Nigéria', D. Bonneau , Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, Sér.D, 5 ( 1972), pp. 5-29.

Les problèmes de l'acculturation dans la littérature camerounaise d'expression française, E. Gassama , 417 pp. Université de Lille III, Lille, France; mimeographed.

'Narodnyj teatr v zapadnoj Afrike' [People's Theatre in West Africa], P. Páricsy , Narody Azii i Afriki ( Moscow), XX, 2, pp. 118-26.

'Nigeria', D.S. Izevbaye , Literatures of the World in English , ed. B. King, pp. 136-53 (see COMMONWEALTH: GENERAL, Criticism).

Nigerian Fiction in English I952-I967, B. Lindfors , ix+270 pp. University Microfilms, High Wycombe, England; 1969 dissertation.

'Nigerian Writing and Political Commitment', K. Ogungbesan , Ufahamu, V, 2, pp. 20-50 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'Ogun Onire: A Yoruba Masque' (directed Peggy Harper, reviewed, R. Taylor , Nigeria Magazine, 114, pp. 56-8.

'Onitsha Market Literature: Dead or Alive?', J.C.Anafulu , Research in African Literatures, IV, 2 (1973), pp. 165-71.

'Onitsha-Marktliteratur' , R.Böttcher , Afrika und Ubersee (Hamburg ), LVII, 3, pp. 201-209.

'Perceptions of Colonialism in West African Literature', E.N. Obiechina , Ufahamu, V, 1, pp. 45-70.

'Politics, Propaganda, and Prostitution', K. Omotoso , Afriscope, IV, 2, pp 45, 47, 49; response to Amadi's 'The Novel in Nigeria' (see below).

'Popular Literature for an African Elite', B. Lindfors , Journal of Modern African Studies (London), XII, 3, pp. 471-86.

'Problem of Language in African Writing: The Example of the Novel', E.N. Obiechina , The Conch, V, 1 & 2 (1973), pp. 11-28.

'Stereotype Themes in Yala Oral Tradition', E.O.Erim , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 11-16.

'Symbolism in Yoruba Traditional Incantatory Poetry', A.Olabimtan , Nigeria Magazine , 114, pp. 35-42.

'The Book in West African Society', K.A. Dickson , Ghana Librag Journal (Accra), V, 1 (1973), pp. 8-12.

'The Church and the Emergence of the Nigerian Theatre: I9I5-I945', J.A. Adedeji , Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria (Ibadan), VI, 4 (1973), pp. 387-96.

'The Development of Theatre in Nigeria', E.Ekom , Journal of the New African Literature and the Arts, II & 12 (1971), pp. 36-49 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'The Gambian Writers' World', S. Conateh , Afriscope, IV, 3, pp. 42-4, 47.

'The Intellectual Context of Nineteenth Century Lagos Life', M.J.C. Echeruo , African Studies (Johannesburg, S. Africa), XXXIII, 1, pp. 43-51.

'The Link between Tradition and Modern Experience in the Nigerian Novel', O. Taiwo , Studies in Black Literature, V, 3, pp. 11-16 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Journals).

'The Literature of the Yoruba Opera', J. Adedeji , Essays in African Literature, pp. 55-77 (see AFRICA: GENERAL, Criticism).

'The Nigerian War [I967-70]: The Writer's Eye', J.F.Povey , Journal of African Studies (Los Angeles), I, 3, pp. 354-60.

'The Novel in Nigeria', Elechi Amadi , Oduma, II, 1, pp. 33, 35-7; and Afriscope , IV, 2, pp. 40-41, 43, 45.

'The Quality of Hurt': A Survey of Recent Nigerian Poetry', F. Osofisan , Afriscope, IV, 7, pp. 45-8, 51-3; and IV, 9, pp. 46-9, 51, 53, 54-5.

Three Nigerian Poets, N.J. Udoeyop. Reviewed, C.F. Dameron, Jr. , Books Abroad, XLVIII, 4, p. 8 35.

'Traditional Africa in Franco-West African Novels', A.U. Ogike , Dissertation Abstracts International, XXXIV ( 1973), pp. 1926A (U.C.L.A.).

'Writing in Dahomey Today', I. D'Almeida , Afriscope, IV, 10, pp. 48, 50-51.

'Yoruba Opera: Developing a New Drama for the Nigerian People', A. Graham-White , Theatre Quarterly (London), IV, 14, pp. 33-41.

'Yoruba Poetic Language: Transition from Oral to Written Forms', A. Babalola , Essays in African Literature, pp. 37-54.

Afriscope, IV, 1-12; ed. U. Chukwumerije, P.M.B. 1119, Yaba, Nigeria; contains literary section, ed. K.Omotoso.

Asemka: A. Literary Journal of the University of Cape Coast, I, 1-2, ed. Y. S. Boafo. U. of Cape Coast, Ghana, ¢I.00.

Black Orpheus, III, ed. J. P. Clark , U. of Lagos, Lagos , Nigeria; revived under new ownership.

Drum, 273-284. Drum Pblns., 37 Ibadan St. West, Ebutte Metta, Lagos.

Ijala, ed. Charles Okigbo, Dept. of English, U. ofIfe, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, N0.30; new journal of student creative writing.

Ikenga: Journal of African Studies, II (1973), ed. A.E.Afigbo, Institute of African Studies, U. of Nigeria, Nsukka , Nigeria.

Journal of the Nigeria English Studies Association, VI, ed. E. Ubahakwe, Dept. of Education, U. of Ibadan, Nigeria. Annual sub., N3.00.

Legon Journal of the Humanities, I, ed. L. A. Boadi, Faculty of Arts , U. of Ghana, Legon, ¢2.00; new inter-disciplinary journal of literary criticism and essays.

Ndaanan: A Gambian Literary Publication, IV, 1 & 2, ed. S. Conateh , P.O. Box 248, Banjul, Gambia. Sub., D5.00.

Nigeria Magazine, 110-112, 114, ed. F. Aig-Imoukhuede , then E. Enem. Cultural Division, Federal Ministry of Information, P.M.B. I2524, Lagos, N0.30.

Oduma, II, ed. T. Vincent. Rivers State Council for Arts & Culture, P.M.B. 5049, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Annual sub., NI.40.

Omaba: A Monthly Poetry Magazine, 9-12. Dept. of English, U. of Nigeria , Nsukka, gratis.

The Benin Review, i, ed. A.Irele and P.Oleghe. Ethiope Pblg. Corp., P.M.B. II92, Benin, Nigeria. Annual sub., Nigeria-libraries, N2.00; individuals, NI.50; outside Nigeria - libraries, US$I0.00; individuals, US$8.00.

The Conch, V, 1 & 2 (1973), ed. S.Anozie , Dept. of English, State U. of New York, New Paltz.

The Legacy: A Literary Magazine, Dept. of English, U. of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, ¢0.30.

The Muse: Literary Journal of the English Association, 6, ed. M. Nwankwo, Dept. of English, U. of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

Universitas: An Interfaculty Journal, III, 2, and IV, 1, ed. K. E. Senanu et al., Dept. of English, U. of Ghana, Legon. Annual sub., US$io.oo.

West Africa, 2951-3000. Daily Times of Nigeria, Apapa, Lagos; weekly.