Women Writers in Francophone Africa

Name: Women Writers in Francophone Africa
Brand: Berg 3PL
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By Nicki Hitchcott

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In the rapidly growing field of African literature in French, writing by women has largely been ignored. This book, the first comprehensive study of women's writing in francophone sub-Saharan Africa, redressess the critical imbalance and celebrates the originality of this fascinating new literature.Considering questions of genre and ideology, the author highlights the tension between the individualistic act of writing and the collective tradition of African society - a tension which emerges as the key to each of the texts discussed. Focusing on four major authors - Mariama Bâ, Aminata Sow Fall, Werewere Liking and Calixthe Beyala, each with an international reputation - the book uses a feminist approach to consider the duality of the African woman, who is often torn between modernity and tradition. This duality, the author suggests, is reconfigured through fictional writings which provide a space for alternative female subjectivities to emerge.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 204
Release Date:: 2000-04-01
Publication Date:: 2000-04-01
Publisher:: Berg 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1859733468
ISBN13:: 9781859733462
Weight:: 425 g
Height:: 145 cm
Width:: 222 cm
Thickness:: 16 cm

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