It has become commonplace to te that the global French literary marketplace has long been dominated by Parisian publishing houses and metropolitan kudos. This study probes the aesthetic and political implications of that assertion by revisiting the history of African literature in post-war France. Extensive archival research is combined with literary analysis to investigate the destabilizing impact of decolonization on legitimate tions of language, authorship and literary value. Mapping connections between institutions such as Presence Africaine, Editions du Seuil, Gallimard and the Association des ecrivains de la mer et de l'outre-mer, the author argues that a contested and variegated African literary presence actively shaped the metropolitan publishing scene during this period of transition. In turn, the material aspects of book production and distribution are shown to be inextricably entangled with ongoing debates over the representation of Africa in words. Authors whose work is considered in detail include Abdoulaye Sadji, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Christine Garnier, Malick Fall, Chinua Achebe and Peter Abrahams. Publishing Africa in French uses an invative interdisciplinary methodology to contribute fresh insights to current concerns in French studies, African studies, and postcolonial book history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-10
178138195x
ISBN-13
9781781381953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220971138
Product Key Features
Author
Ruth Bush
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Literary Criticism
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Liverpool
Series Title
Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures
Author Biography
Ruth Bush Is Lecturer in French at the University of Bristol.
Date of Publication
30/11/2015
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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