Hustler literature sheds light on the world of internet fraud in Nigeria
The Conversation
05 Aug 2021, 04:43 GMT+10
Hustler narratives have emerged as a genre in world literature since the mid 1960s. It is an expansive genre, but deals broadly with the shortcomings of any given political economy as seen from the perspective of characters who position themselves as both victims and villains.
There have been groundbreaking hustler narratives from the US - like The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, and Donald Goines s Dopefiend (1971). In recent times, critics have described the work of African American writers in this field as a type of crime fiction. They carry the expressions of people s response to inner city problems such as de-industrialisation and police repression. The books represent individuals who operate outside the bounds of what American society might consider acceptable, just to survive.
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