@article{927478,
      author = {Bush, Ruth,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/927478},
      title = {Publishing Africa in French : literary institutions and  decolonization 1945-1967 /},
      abstract = {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 Prs¦ence Africaine, ditions du Seuil,  Gallimard and the Association des c¦rivains de la mer et  de loutre-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.},
      recid = {927478},
      pages = {1 online resource (304 pages) :},
}