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African Literature in the World - Simon Gikandi Fiction she'll always inspire me toInAfrican Literature in the World, Simon Gikandi asks: Why do debates on language continue to inform and haunt African writing? What happened whenwriting replaced orality as the primary form of creative expression? When, how, and why did thenovel come to occupy such a dominant role in African literary history? This is a comprehensive study of the histories and theories of African literature in thetwentieth century and shows how African writers adopted