Afrique sur Seine; a new generation of African writers in Paris.0739110403 Afrique sur Seine Seine (sān, Fr. sĕn), Lat. Sequana, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in the Langres Plateau and flowing generally NW through N France. ; a new generation of African writers in Paris. Cazenave, Odile. Lexington Books 2005 182 pages $70.00 Hardcover After the empire PQ3984 Cazenave (French and francophone literature Francophone literature is literature written in the French language. Most often the term is misused to refer only to literature from francophone countries outside France, but this category includes French Literature, or Literature of France, that is literature written by French , Boston U.) addresses the development since the 1950s of a new type of francophone African novel by first-generation black African authors living in France. Drawing parallels with other literatures, Cazenave examines the ways these authors depart from mainstream African literature African literature, literary works of the African continent. African literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres, ranging from oral literature to literature written in colonial languages (French, Portuguese, and English). and maneuver between two cultures, struggling to appeal to a French audience without being untrue un·true adj. un·tru·er, un·tru·est 1. Contrary to fact; false. 2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact. 3. Disloyal; unfaithful. to the complex reality they portray. He also discusses the stereotyping French publishing houses promote when selling African-authored texts. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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