Author Description

Like all good literature, Ba's writing transcends the era in which she lived and continues to have renewed significance for each new generation. Like the proverbial phoenix her fiction emerges triumphant from its own ashes. This insightful and thoughtful volume collects essays that represent a fascinating spectrum of up-to-the-minute readings of her work by a varied selection of eminent scholars in African Literature. Also included is Harrell-Bond's famous and often quoted interview with Mariama Ba.