The extroverted African novel and literary publishing in the twenty-first century

Abstract

The 'rebirth' of Nigerian literary publishing is dated by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf of Cassava Republic to 2003, when she and her husband Jeremy Weate helped to launch Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus in Lagos (Bakare-Yusuf 2013). has now been corrected to read: The 'rebirth' of Nigerian literary publishing is dated by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf of Cassava Republic to 2003, when Ebun Olatoye (now Feludu) and Yemisi Ogbe worked to launch Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus in Lagos (Bakare-Yusuf 2013).

Northern Crossings

“…From the establishment of the first missionary presses to more developed cultural fields -literary production in what at the time were colonies was imperially structured. One of the lasting effects of this colonial history is that, with the exception of countries such as South Africa and Nigeria, which have large culture sectors, literary fields, at least when it comes to printed matter, are in many places highly transnational -or, as other critics have labelled it: extroverted (Julien 2006; see also Suhr-Sytsma 2018). Two effects of this characteristic relevant for the present study may be noted.…”

Forms of Interreligious Encounter in Contemporary Nigerian Fiction

“… 2. On the market for African literary fiction and Julien’s concept of “the extroverted African novel,” see Akin Adesokan (2012), Nathan Suhr-Sytsma (2018), and Madhu Krishnan (2019). …”

Cultural Tangles in Lagos

“…As documented elsewhere, African literary markets have attracted both local and international publishers, despite structural challenges such as underdeveloped infrastructure, limited book reading cultures and education-oriented consumer priorities (e.g. Currey 2008;Davis 2013;Jay and Kelly 2002;Kamau and Mitambo 2016;Suhr-Sytsma 2018). As exemplified by Flora Nwapa, publishers have often been transnational, catering to local as well as international audiences.…”