Books by Ode Ogede

Chinua Achebe's remarkable novel "Things Fall Apart" (1958) is probably the best known African novel and has become one of the world's most influential literary masterpieces. This guide to the text sets "Things Fall Apart" in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure.

Through systematic examination of a variety of paper titles, this title offers a cohesive picture of the function of the title in academic writing and guides students in the art of effective title making.

This book is a study in African literary influence. It focuses on the importance of indigenous sources to new writing. The analytical framework for the study draws on recent conceptual advances in theories of authorship. Juxtaposing works and authors that are traditionally thought to be unlikely bedfellows, the book persuasively identifies their hitherto unexamined points of contact, opening up a vigorous debate about the roots of African literature and offering a radical critique of the assumptions underlying conventional notions of African literature. The book provides valuable insight on the roles of such activities as appropriation, copying, pastiche, parody, simulation, foraging, grafting, padding, recycling, and remodeling in underwriting literary expression in Africa. Alive with wit and full of delight in the texts it discusses, it is a marvel of close and attentive, detective reading.

Ghanaian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Ayi Kwei Armah has won international recognition as one of Africa's most articulate writers.

Ten concerned teachers share their perspectives on tested ways of commenting on student papers, examining prevailing conventions, and teasing out fresh ways for teachers to stimulate students' efforts to gain a true writing voice.