Calixthe Beyala : performances of migration /

As the most successful female writer from Francophone Africa, Calixthe Beyala occupies an unusual place in French literary and popular culture. Her novels are bestsellers, and she appears regularly on French television and radio, yet her reputation has in recent years been tarnished by allegations o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hitchcott, Nicki
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2006.
Series:	Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 5.
Subjects:	Beyala, Calixthe > Criticism and interpretation. Emigration and immigration in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : a postcolonial phenomenon
1. Calixthe Beyala incorporated?
2. Invented authenticities
3. Migrating subjectivities
4. 'Afro-francaise' : in-between or out of sync?
5. Performing identities
Conclusion : survival in a post-exotic age.