Rereading Camara Laye

Adele King¿is a professor of French at Ball State University. She is the author of five books on French literature, including The Writings of Camara Laye.

List of contents

1. Late colonialism and decolonization: a context for L'Enfant noir; 2. The Life of Laye Camara; 3. Critical reactions to the work of Camara Laye; 4. Le Regard du roi: Internal evidence; 5. The Women: Aude Joncourt and Marie-Helene Lefaucheux; 6. The Belgian connection I: Introducing Francis Soulie; 7. Francis Soulie after the war; 8. The Belgium connection II: Robert Poulet; 9. Robert Poulet at Plon; 10. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgements

About the author

Adele King is a professor of French at Ball State University. She is the author of five books on French literature, including The Writings of Camara Laye.

Summary

Contributes to our understanding of the terms of cultural production many African writers had to negotiate in France.

Product details

• Authors: Adele King
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780803227521
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-2752-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 224 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures