"Using close readings of nine novels by African or African-descended novelists, this book examines three phases of African migration: departure, disillusionment

Using close readings of nine novels by African or African-descended novelists, this book examines three phases of African migration: departure, disillusionment

Imagined or actual returns to a "homeland" in African literature are examined in relation to changing concepts of identity, belonging, migration and space.

Examines the representations of migration in African literature, film, and other visual media, with an eye to the stylistic features of these works as well as t

This volume examines the relationship between hope, mobility, and immobility in African migration. Through case studies set within and beyond the continent, it