"Ghananian Literature" is a scholarly and very valuable collection surveying the Ghanian literatures and their critical reception until the present decade. "World Literature Today"

Ghana, one of the smaller countries in Africa, is a linguistically and culturally pluralistic society that has had a disproportionately large impact on the rest of Africa. Although English is the official language, works are also published in vernacular languages. This comprehensive introduction to the literature of Ghana is organized by type of literature--oral art, popular literature, and elite, primarily...