It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa by Dominic Thomas
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What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works have played a key role in the recent transition to democracy in the Congo. Exploring the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, and Emmanuel Dongala,...
Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa by Dominic Thomas is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa aloud.
Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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