Download or read book Faces of Islam in African Literature written by Kenneth W. Harrow and published by James Currey. This book was released on 1991 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the works of many prominent African writers, Islam provides a key component, and yet until now Islam has been ignored, unseen or glossed over in English literary criticism. This volume redresses this imbalance and focuses on Islam in the works of authors such as Camara Laye, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Sembene Ousmane, Birago Diop and Hampate Ba. It also includes studies on Songhay epics, Swahili and Somali poetry, Senegalese film, and the role of Sufism and Mouridism.