Even in its title, Booker's text makes no tall claims about bringing additional information to our scholarly understanding of African literature. His introduction will provide an intelligent undergraduate with a historical and political background of the African novels they are reading in class without having to do additional research elsewhere... Booker's style is direct and simple, and therefore quite appealing to teachers engaged in representing African literature to an audience of students.

- Huma Ibrahim, AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY

... a remarkably successful attempt at a very daunting project, that is to provide the uninitiated with a comprehensive survey of the African novel. Booker's text is clearly aimed at students or persons with little or no knowledge of creative writing produced in Africa.

- Felicity Hand, WASAFIRI

... an excellent job of introducing an important and rapidly growing body of literature. It will be particularly useful for undergraduates, but postgraduates and lecturers getting to grips with the subject will also find it a valuable resource.

- Patrick Williams, JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES