LEADER 03872nam 22005772 450 001 9910798516903321 005 20170608080714.0 010 $a1-78694-518-5 010 $a1-78138-202-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000777019 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781382028 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4616305 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001992444 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4616305 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11240967 035 $a(OCoLC)956277585 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000777019 100 $a20170307d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPublishing Africa in French $eliterary institutions and decolonization 1945-1967 /$fRuth Bush$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aLiverpool :$cLiverpool University Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 294 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aContemporary French and francophone cultures ;$v37 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017). 311 $a1-78138-195-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Institutions -- 1 Anthologizing the Union frana?ise -- 2 Book-publishing at Prs?ence 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. 330 $a
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 Pre?sence Africaine, E?ditions du Seuil, Gallimard and the Association des e?crivains 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 innovative interdisciplinary methodology to contribute fresh insights to current concerns in French studies, African studies, and postcolonial book history.
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