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Afrikansk skönlitteratur på svensk bokmarknad 1961-1981 : Bo Cavefors Bokförlag och Afrika berättar

Svensson, Ragni LU (2015) In Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap 45(2-3). p.33-44
Abstract
This article examines the selection, marketing and reception of African fiction on the Swedish book market of the 1960s and 70s, through the series Afrika berättar, launched by Bo Cavefors Publishing, Ltd. Bo Cavefors was a Swedish publisher of writers such as Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and José Luandino Vieira. The article discusses the way in which these literary works were received taking the current African political climate into account. In addition, it considers the essential role of the publisher’s networks, such as freelance editors and translators, in launching the series.
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African Fiction on the Swedish Market 1961-1981 : Bo Cavefors Publishing Ltd. and the Afrika Berättar (Africa Speaks) Series.
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Contribution to journal
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published
subject
keywords
Förlagshistoria, svensk bokmarknad, postkolonial litteratur, afrikansk skönlitteratur, Bo Cavefors bokförlag
in
Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap
volume
45
issue
2-3
pages
33 - 44
publisher
Föreningen för utgivande av Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap
ISSN
1104-0556
language
Swedish
LU publication?
yes
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0d9a4bb1-44d4-47fb-aa7c-6be3280bfd5c (old id 8498872)
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http://ojs.ub.gu.se/ojs/index.php/tfl/issue/archive
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 10:10:03
date last changed
2018-11-21 19:42:03
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