The Paradox of Silence and 'Dark Swoops': Unmooring Women's Language in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun is set during the harrowing period of the contentious Biafran War. This novel delves into the bifurcated destinies of the Igbo twins, Olanna and Kainene. My study seeks to unravel African women's articulation of trauma and its silencing effects through...
| Publicado en: | English in Africa Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 69 - 90 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Institute for the Study of English in Africa
Oct2024
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