Writing after postcolonialism : Francophone North African literature in transition / Dr Jane Hiddleston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiddleston, Jane, author.

Series:

New horizons in contemporary writing.

New horizons in contemporary writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North African literature (French)--History and criticism.

North African literature (French).

Postcolonialism in literature.

France--Colonies--Africa--Intellectual life.

France.

French-speaking countries--Intellectual life.

French-speaking countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Focusing on francophone writing from North Africa as it has developed since the 1980s, Writing After Postcolonialism explores the extent to which the notion of 'postcolonialism' is still resonant for literary writers a generation or more after independence, and examines the troubled status of literature in society and politics during this period. Whilst analysing the ways in which writers from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have reacted to political unrest and social dissatisfaction, Jane Hiddleston offers a compelling reflection on literature's ability to interrogate the postcolonial nation as well as on its own uncertain role in the current context. The book sets out both to situate the recent generation of francophone writers in North Africa in relation to contemporary politics, to postcolonial theory, and evolving notions of 'world literature, and to probe the ways in which a new and highly sophisticated set of writers reflect on the very notion of 'the literary' during this period of transition."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Postcolonialism, world literature, and the thousand and one nights

Why write? literature according to its authors

Writing for others: the public writer and the ghost writer

Rewriting the past: literature and history

Creating reality: literature and life

Writing between languages: literature as translation

Francophone letters: literature as encounter

The power of reading: living with/through books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350022805

1350022802

9781350022812

1350022810

9781350022829

1350022829

OCLC:

994882743