Universal Gratitude to African Literature with its Diaspora Authors

The traumatic after-math of Transatlantic Slave Trade during the age of 16^th to 19^th century has established the historical art of African Diaspora. With the help of which, the literary domain of this region got diversified and globally renowned. The colonial rule in this region has hurtfully transferred the so called slaves to various regions in Europe, Asia and America. These series of humans who were shipped beyond boundaries were the dominating reason for the establishment of Diaspora literature in Africa.  Rather, they are considered as the founder of this genre of literary work, most precisely, the “founding myth”.

The African habitants who were transported beyond their geographical boundaries before 1960s were the actual discoverer of Diaspora literature in Africa. Cultural, social, political, philosophical or even the humanitarian aspects of the then Africa were best expressed by these series of African Diaspora authors. Generation of effective and corrective traditional information about this region has been eased with their paramount literary works. As Africa is known to be related with the Oral form of literature only, Diaspora made the entire platform even more fertile and at the same time diversified. No wonder, they are of total blessing for the entire society and the continent as a whole.

Such is the significance of this literary format that the connection of this genre can also be found at an artistic work of gem like Nigerian writer. Not only the negative consequences of colonization even the difficult course of decolonization in Africa are finely depicted in their indigenous creative work. However, by the end of 1980s, the social and political and various other essential segments in Africa got drastically changed. Those were the time when the continent was victimized with the awful condition of poverty, unemployment, political persecution and many more. Even then, the importance of this Diaspora literature didn’t got reduced. Appreciative attributes of which is directly associated with the contemporary writers, poets and authors of Africa too. 

Intensifying Reasons That Made Nigerian Literature Popularized

Nigeria is one of the most influencing countries in Africa, for which, the region got impressive attention in the global literary domain. As the history narrates, oral folklore was the only way to convey the unspoken thoughts of human mind in the form of poems and stories. However, with the implementation of printed literature, it received maximum appreciation from all around the world. Today, even the academic syllabus seems to have placed such literary genres at a dominating facade.

To hold by the hands of a proficient and skillful Nigerian writer means, fetching a perfect picturesque detail of this region. With their corrective usage of words, phrases, lyrics and many more, one can well relate with the past and present social, political and humanitarian attributes of Africa. As there are no scripted details about the historical facts and facets of Africa, this range of writers is a guiding aid to take them all the way to the corrective past. Torturing consequences that the habitants of this place have gone through during the colonial ruling can also be collected from their writings.

All the famous West African poets are amply able to portray every minute facts and facets of pre and post colonial after-math. Mostly written in the English, French and Portuguese dialects, their writings can also be reasoned for introducing Nigeria in the world literary graph. As words and phrases are the only weapon for uplifting the social awareness and also the traits of humanitarian philosophies, these series of writers has engineered them in a best possible way. Productive outcome of which, has overtly dignified the literature and its forms in Africa. Fiction, poetry, drama, novel and no matter what the form is, Nigerian literary masters of the past and in this contemporary time seems to be ably garlanded with all. Significant emphasis still remains on the influential poets, poetries and poems though.