Rebellious women : the new generation of female African novelists /
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Author / Creator: | Cazenave, Odile M. (Odile Marie), 1961- |
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Uniform title: | Femmes rebelles. English |
Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2000. |
Description: | ix, 259 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4234203 |
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. |
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Physical Description: | ix, 259 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index. |
ISBN: | 0894108840 |