Inheriting the “Unfinished Business”: An Introductory Study of the Dictator Novel Set in Africa

Abstract Whereas so-called dictator fiction in Latin America is already established as a significant literary subgenre, it only recently that an increasing number of studies have started to deal with its counterpart set Africa. In fact, both inside and outside the postcolonial African continent, novels been written several languages, including English, French, Arabic, Kikuyu. One most outstanding achievements among recent this kind Magali Armillas-Tiseyra’s The Dictator Novel: Writers Politics Global South (2019), which examines two different regions – Africa by using keyword “Global South” connect them each other. After taking genealogical overview some non-African authors, present essay will critically investigate argument order reconsider fictional dictators depicted contemporary novels, especially those from global transborder perspective. aim clarify challenges prospects current subgenre in/about