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Ogude, James ; Ojwang, Dan: Introduction to special issue: Eastern African literatures and cultures. - S. V-X. Gagiano, Annie: Farah's sardines: women in a context of despotism. - S. 3-20. Okong'o, Joseph Basil: Ohangla music as a parodic genre and postcolonial Luo experience. - S. 23-36. Suriano, Marie: Letters to the editor and poems: Mambo Leo and reader's debates on Dansi, Ustaarabu, respectability, and modernity in Tanganyika, 1940s-1950s. - S. 39-55. Ojwang, Dan: In a restless state: mercantile adventure and citizenship in the autobiography of Nanji Kalidas Mehta (1988-1969). - S. 57-75. Ogola, George: The political economy of the media in Kenya: from Kenyatta's nation-building press to Kibaki's local-language FM radio. - S. 77-95

Dev's article discusses the Mahābhārata as world literature in the context of the epic tradition, including Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey and the German epic poem Nibelungenlied (The Song of the Nibelungs).

This book has been inspired by the emphasis that Mark Davie's studies have put on the cooperative nature of artistic and intellectual pursuits in the humanities. Whilst the importance of connections between intellectuals is often acknowledged in the form of intertextual studies, research into real dialogue between individuals is little researched, partly due to the practical challenges of such research. The ten chapters of this book - written by specialists in different cultures - redress in part this imbalance and offer a new angle on the canon by tracing the impact of concrete partnerships a