LEADER 03070nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910819159503321 005 20240418044805.0 010 $a1-280-49041-1 010 $a9786613585646 010 $a0-8139-3176-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000176388 035 $a(OCoLC)785940941 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10554871 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11357273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10582137 035 $a(PQKB)10422393 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444006 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse4033 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444006 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554871 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358564 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000176388 100 $a20110426d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPostcolonial Francophone autobiographies $efrom Africa to the Antilles /$fEdgard Sankara 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCharlottesville $cUniversity of Virginia Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8139-3172-X 311 $a0-8139-3171-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHampa?te? Ba?: equilibrium and ambiguous reception -- Valentin Mudimbe?: autobiography, philosophy, and exclusive Francophone reception -- Kesso Barry: autobiography, masculinity, ambiguity, and limited reception -- Patrick Chamoiseau: the theatrical self and a paradoxical reception -- Raphae?l Confiant: defense and illustration of Cre?olite? and its complacent reception -- Maryse Conde?: autobiographical space and lukewarm reception. 330 $aThe author combines close reading, reception study, and postcolonial theory to present an insightful survey of the literary connections among these autobiographers as well as a useful point of departure for further exploration of the genre itself, of the role of reception studies in postcolonial criticism, and of the stance that postcolonial francophone writers choose to take regarding their communities of origin. Modern Language Initiative. 606 $aFrench literature$zFrench-speaking countries$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAutobiography 606 $aPostcolonialism$zFrench-speaking countries 606 $aAfrican literature (French)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWest Indian literature (French)$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAutobiography. 615 0$aPostcolonialism 615 0$aAfrican literature (French)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWest Indian literature (French)$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a848/.920309 700 $aSankara$b Edgard$f1970-$01198919 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819159503321 996 $aPostcolonial Francophone autobiographies$93978797 997 $aUNINA