Publishing Africa in French : literary institutions and decolonization 1945-1967 / Ruth Bush.
Bush, Ruth, 1983- author.
2016
PQ3980 .B87 2016
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Title Publishing Africa in French : literary institutions and decolonization 1945-1967 / Ruth Bush.
Author Bush, Ruth, 1983- author.
ISBN 9781781381953
178138195X
9781781382028 (electronic book)
Published Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number PQ3980 .B87 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 840.996
Summary 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. -- From publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 37.
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Introduction
Institutions
1 Anthologizing the Union franaise
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.

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