03872nam 22005772 450 991079851690332120170608080714.01-78694-518-51-78138-202-6(CKB)3710000000777019(UkCbUP)CR9781781382028(MiAaPQ)EBC4616305(StDuBDS)EDZ0001992444(Au-PeEL)EBL4616305(CaPaEBR)ebr11240967(OCoLC)956277585(EXLCZ)99371000000077701920170307d2016|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublishing Africa in French literary institutions and decolonization 1945-1967 /Ruth Bush[electronic resource]Liverpool :Liverpool University Press,2016.1 online resource (ix, 294 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Contemporary French and francophone cultures ;37Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).1-78138-195-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Institutions -- 1 Anthologizing the Union franȧise -- 2 Book-publishing at Pršence Africaine -- 3 Literary prize culture -- Mediations -- 4 Authenticity and authorship -- 5 Editorial craft and literary resistance -- 6 Translating Africa in the French republic of letters -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.<div>It has become commonplace to note that the global French literary marketplace is 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 notions of language, authorship and literary value. Mapping connections between institutions such as Présence Africaine, Éditions du Seuil, Gallimard and the Association des écrivains 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 includé Abdoulaye Sadji, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Christine Garnier, Malick Fall, Chinua Achebe and Peter Abrahams. Publishing Africa in French uses an innovative interdisciplinary methodology to contribute fresh insights to current concerns in French studies, African studies, and postcolonial book history.</div>Contemporary French and francophone cultures ;37.African literature (French)PublishingFranceHistory20th centuryAuthors, AfricanPublishingFranceHistory20th centuryAuthors, BlackPublishingFranceHistory20th centuryAuthors and publishersPolitical aspectsFranceHistory20th centuryPublishers and publishingFranceHistory20th centuryAfrican literature (French)PublishingHistoryAuthors, AfricanPublishingHistoryAuthors, BlackPublishingHistoryAuthors and publishersPolitical aspectsHistoryPublishers and publishingHistory840.996Bush Ruth1983-1504730UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910798516903321Publishing Africa in French3733880UNINA