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Postcolonial Francophone autobiographies : from Africa to the Antilles /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sankara, Edgard, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.
Subjects:
French literature > French-speaking countries > History and criticism.
Autobiography.
Postcolonialism > French-speaking countries.
African literature (French) > History and criticism.
West Indian literature (French) > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Hampâté Bâ: equilibrium and ambiguous reception
  • Valentin Mudimbé: autobiography, philosophy, and exclusive Francophone reception
  • Kesso Barry: autobiography, masculinity, ambiguity, and limited reception
  • Patrick Chamoiseau: the theatrical self and a paradoxical reception
  • Raphaël Confiant: defense and illustration of Créolité and its complacent reception
  • Maryse Condé: autobiographical space and lukewarm reception.