Long Drums and Cannons

Margaret Laurence's Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1966 offers a study of African postcolonial writing, penned after her time in Africa. Laurence examines the early works of prominent Nigerian authors like Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe, alongside lesser-known writers such as Flora Nwapa. This edition includes Laurence's previously unpublished essay "Tribalism As Us Versus Them," along with new scholarly contributions that contextualize her work for a modern audience.