Postcolonial Francophone autobiographies : from Africa to the Antilles / Edgard Sankara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sankara, Edgard, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--French-speaking countries--History and criticism.

French literature.

Autobiography.

Postcolonialism--French-speaking countries.

Postcolonialism.

African literature (French)--History and criticism.

African literature (French).

West Indian literature (French)--History and criticism.

West Indian literature (French).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author combines close reading, reception study, and postcolonial theory to present an insightful survey of the literary connections among these autobiographers as well as a useful point of departure for further exploration of the genre itself, of the role of reception studies in postcolonial criticism, and of the stance that postcolonial francophone writers choose to take regarding their communities of origin. Modern Language Initiative.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613585646

9781280490415

1280490411

9780813931760

0813931762

OCLC:

785940941