African Languages Literature: Childish and Immature? The Case of Two Contemporary isiZulu Novels

African Languages Literature: Childish and Immature? The Case of Two Contemporary isiZulu Novels

Author: 
Sithole, Nkosinathi
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis Group
Date published: 
2012
Record type: 
Journal article
Region: 
Africa
Journal Title: 
Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa
Source: 
Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa, Vol. 24, No. 1, May 2012, pp. 50-57
Subject: 
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
LITERATURE
‘POST-APARTHEID’
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Abstract: 

African languages literature has been accused by some scholars of being ‘childish’ and ‘immature’, and a number of factors have been suggested as causes for this. In this article I explore this issue using two novels published post-apartheid. While I do concede that the novels are not at the highest possible standard, I argue that they do not deserve to be labelled immature or childish.

Language: 
English

CITATION: Sithole, Nkosinathi. African Languages Literature: Childish and Immature? The Case of Two Contemporary isiZulu Novels . : Taylor & Francis Group , 2012. Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa, Vol. 24, No. 1, May 2012, pp. 50-57 - Available at: https://library.au.int/african-languages-literature-childish-and-immature-case-two-contemporary-isizulu-novels-3