Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation

<p><i>Nigerian Authors and the Me-Generation: New Shades of Black</i> explores African literary issues and focuses on Nigerian generations throughout history. It also underscores women authors’ relatively unknown or dispersed role and their positions regarding Western feminism. Concurrently the book acknowledges the emergence of a current Generation called the Me-Generation dealing with erstwhile taboo themes and genre experimentation. Three contemporary novels are singled out and analysed: <i>My Sister the Serial Killer</i> by Oyinkan Braithwaite <i>A Small Silence</i> by Jumoke Verissimo and <i>Freshwater</i> by Akwaeke Emezi. They deal with the trope of blackness as humour and satire as a healing space and as Igbo spiritual cosmovision which contests Western givens. This book can become a reference for those interested in African literature and particularly Nigerian literature. Concurrently it can be a starting point to enrich the debate on African literature.</p>