From: "amandi esonwanne" <eamandi-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Skin lightening in Africa
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:56:21 


Ngugi also presents this issue in his novel _Devil on the Cross_. In 
Nigeria, there is usually mention of this phenomenon in popular literature. 
It is metaphorically reffered to as "fanta face and coca cola legs". I can't 
immediately refer you to any source in particular. However, a look at 
Cyprian Ekwensi (_Jagua Nana_ and Jagua Nana's Daughter_) may be fruitful. 
The reason am recommending Ekwensi is because he is one of Nigeria's 
foremost popular fiction writers.

Amandi.


>From: NBSaxena-AT-aol.com
>Reply-To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>Subject: Re: Skin lightening in Africa
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 21:47:48 EDT
>
>Ngugi Wa Thiongo's story "Minutes of Glory" refers to a skin lightening 
>cream
>called Ambi.  This story is anthologized in a collection called Global 
>Voices
>edited by A. Biddle.
>Neela Bhattacharya Saxena

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