Beyond the Womb: Reimagining Womanhood in Flora Nwapa’s Literary world

This book has been a journey one rooted in intellectual curiosity literary admiration and a shared conviction that the voices of African women writers deserve deeper scholarly engagement. When we first encountered Flora Nwapas works it was not merely as readers but as researchers drawn to the quiet power of her storytelling and the urgency of her themes. Her fiction offered us not just narratives but dialogues on womanhood on resistance on pain on the resilience that grows in the cracks of tradition. This book aligns with our area of interest with ideologies of African Literature. After reading Full length text of Nwapa we feel the upgrading societies norms and the contemporary art. The problems related to Gender and Identity is something very crucial and must be discussed at length. Nwapa highlights the social issues that were related to women and how with time her characters changed and become empowered she showed that submission is not the ultimate way but to fight for what one deserves and wishes for. The five novels discussed are very contemporary and aims to mirror what actually is happening in the society. This book will help the B.A M.A(English) and Research Scholars (in English Literature) to understand the Thematic and Critical analysis of the texts. The chapters are written in simple language to help the readers to achieve clear view of what is the context of the problems faced by Contemporary African Females.Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya Dean Faculty Arts and Humanities Kalinga University Raipur Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya is a Professor and Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Kalinga University. She has over 23 years of versatile experience in Academics Administration and Research. She is the recipient of two best paper awards and research excellence award. She is the convenor of many national and international conferences. She has over 65 research papers 10 books and three national patents to her credit. She was the president of English Language Teachers Association of India Raipur Chapter from 2014 to 2022. Her area of expertise includes Gender Studies Trauma Studies and Digital Humanities. Mr. Snehashish Sarkar Department of English Faculty Arts and Humanities Kalinga University Raipur He is Faculty Arts and Humanities-Department of English at Kalinga University Raipur. Completed B.A English Literature and Language from St. Xaviers College Ranchi (2019-2022) and MA English Literature from St. Xaviers College (Autonomous) Kolkata (2022-2024). He achieved a gold medal in English Literature. His area of expertise in African Literature Diaspora Literature Literature and other Arts Trauma Studies. Has presented papers in reputed Universities like Rabindra Bharti University Kolkata Jadavpur University Kolkata Techno India University Kolkata Presidency University Kolkata Xavier Institute Social Action Raipur. Has done an International Course on Global Citizenship Fellows Program from Georgetown University- January-August 2023. Completed Certificate Course in French Language from Alliance Franaise Kolkata branch (2022-2024). He has published twelve Research papers in reputed National and International Journals and four full length book chapters.