African Literature

It includes oral literature or orature.

Africans don’t radically separate art from teaching.

African writers use the beauty of art to communicate important truths and information to society.

These stories include folk tales and songs of praise.

Trickster tales characterize Pre-colonial Literature.

Colonial Literature deals with slavery and independence.

Postcolonial works often deal with conflicts between the past and the future and the difficulty of maintaining an African identity in the face of globalization.