The Collective Anti-Growth Writing in The Fishermen:Exploring the Africanization of Bildungsroman
The Fishermen,the debut novel by Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma,revises and subverts the canonical Bildungsroman.The Fishermen presents the features of collec-tive anti-bildungsroman,the isomorphic relations between personal growth and national development,circular narrative and non-linear growth,exemplifying some of the most strik-ing features of African Bildungsroman.Obioma's innovative use of Bildungsroman as a genre not only realizes the integration of personal growth and national reconstruction,but also inter-twines it with the historical,political,and socio-cultural realities of postcolonial Africa,pro-viding a vivid example of the Africanization of the genre.Obiom's creative practice demon-strates that the seemingly"conservative"coming-of-age novels can fully absorb the essence of the times,adapting to the changes of the era,the region,and the culture.This adaptability not only endows the genre itself with growth and vitality but also allows it to articulate con-temporary reflections and respond to the questions of the era through its unique"mobility."
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