Cazenave, Odile M. 1961-

Contemporary Francophone African writers and the burden of commitment [electronic resource] / Odile Cazenave and Patricia Célérier. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011. - x, 246 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the burden of commitment -- Enduring commitments -- The practice of memory -- Lifting the burden? Francophone African writers engaging in new aesthetics -- The fashioning of an engaging literature: the publishing industry, the internet, and criticism -- Conclusion. the possibilities of artistic commitment.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






African literature (French)--History and criticism.
Politics and literature--History--Africa, French-speaking--20th century.


Electronic books.

PQ3980.5 / .C39 2011

840.9/96