Modernism in African literature with reference to One Man, One Wife

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Claudine MUYALA TAYAYE BIBI University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Author
Ferdinand NGWABA BIMBALA University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Author

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modernism, African literature

Abstract

This article discusses the essence of modernity in Timothy M. Aluko’s novel One Man, One Wife. It describes its origin, context, plot, central problem and resolution, as well as the features of modernity that make it a modernist novel, including its artistic value.

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2026-06-20

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): REVUE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE FRANCOPHONE

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