Coming of age: strides in African publishing: essays in honour of dr Henry Chakava at 70

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Title:	Coming of age: strides in African publishing: essays in honour of dr Henry Chakava at 70
Editors:	Kamau, Kiarie Mitambo, Kirimi
Year:	2016
Pages:	288
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Nairobi
Publisher:	East African Educational Publishers
ISBN:	9966561846; 9789966561848
Geographic terms:	Kenya Africa
Subjects:	publishing book industry festschrifts (form)
About person:	Henry Chakava (1946-)
Abstract:	On the occasion of his 70th birthday, this book honours Henry Chakava, Kenyan publisher and key figure in the development of the African book industry for over forty years. In sixteen chapters the book addresses such issues as publishing in African languages; publishing African orature; the place of textbooks in African publishing; popular fiction publishing; academic publishing; publishing in the digital age; internationalizing African books and lobbying; training of African publishers, and issues of copyright. Amongst the contributors are Kenyan writers Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Simon Gikandi, Micere Githae Mugo and David G. Maillu, and African and non-African academics and colleagues from the book trade world, including Walter Bgoya (Foreword), Kiarie Kamau, James Currey, Ayo Ojeniyi, Emilia Ilieva, Masaya Hillary Chakava, James Tumusiime, Hans M. Zell, Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Roger Stringer, Mary Jay, Lily Nyariki, Richard A.B. Crabbe and Marisella Ouma. [ASC Leiden abstract]