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This is a pioneer scholarly critical and theoretical text on Eastern African Life Writing Studies which will be of interest to scholars, students and teachers interested in the area of Life Writing Literary Studies, an area of study that is gaining popularity in the universities´ curriculum across the world. The book is written in accessible language with contributions from practicing lecturers in the different facets of Life Writing. It discusses works of 20th and 21st centuries connecting the old to the new. Among personalities studied include Nyerere, Ngugi, Ogot, Dawood, and Dirie.

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