A Marxist Interpretation of the Dystopian Society in the African Novel

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This essay attempts an evaluation of the African novel with the postulates of Marxism. With this interest, we probe into the worlds of two less canonized novelists within the aesthetic canon of African fiction, Nigeria's Biyi Bandele-Thomas and Lekan Oyegoke. Both writers have in their respective works exhibited artistic fervour for showing the dystopian Africa as it is. Their fictional exemplars capture the despicable Nigerian societies either under a military regime or in the hands of corrupt politicians. As both authors want us to believe, the eras of money-seeking leaders in Nigeria have been incontrovertible factors further relegating the country to the political and socio-economic background in world politics. The essay thus makes clear the Marxist initiative of the alienation between the haves and the have nots of African societies.View full textDownload full textKeywordsMarxism, Dystopian, Society, African, Novel, InterpretationRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03017605.2011.583084