Rebellious women : the new generation of female African novelists /

Rebellious women : the new generation of female African novelists /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cazenave, Odile M. (Odile Marie), 1961-
Uniform title:	Femmes rebelles. English
Imprint:	Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2000.
Description:	ix, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	African fiction (French) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History and criticism. African fiction (French) -- Women authors -- History and criticism. African fiction (French) African fiction (French) -- Women authors. Women and literature. Africa, Sub-Saharan. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4234203

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ISBN:	0894108840 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.

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Summary:	This text reflects on writings by Francophone African women as it shifted from literature of testimony and complaint to one of power. It examines the mechanisms of rebellion by the authors, who reject defeatist visions of postcolonial Africa stricken with burdens and propose an alternative vision.
Physical Description:	ix, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.
ISBN:	0894108840