Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:40:32 -0400
Subject: Re: Views on people who have studied in the "Mother Country"


Hi there. the them of been-to is pretty common in african lit. Tayyib
Saleh's the season of migration ot the north is one; achebe's anthills of
the savannah is anohter; dangarembga's nervous conditions can be useful,
although the relevant character, nyasha, is a teenager. Jamil

At 02:06 PM 10/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all:
>
>I'm working on a bibliographical essay on how people who have gone to the 
>"mother Country" to pursue tertiary education are viewed by their countrymen 
>upon their return. I've already looked at the Caribbean connection, using 
>"The Wine of Astonishment" by Earl Lovelace and "A House for Mr.. Biswas" by 
>V.S. Naipaul. What I need is an African connection. Does anyone have any 
>ideas where in African Literature this issue comes up? I would really 
>appreciate some suggestions.
>
>Keilonne A. O'Brien
>University of Texas at Austin.
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