Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature

Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9780803226883
ISBN-13 : 0803226888
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Book Synopsis Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature by : Chantal Kalisa

Download or read book Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature written by Chantal Kalisa and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chantal Kalisa examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers with their unique perspectives on violence. Comparing women from different places and times, Kalisa treats types of violence such as colonial, familial, linguistic, and war-related, specifically linked to dictatorship and genocide. She examines Caribbean writers Michele Lacrosil, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Gisèle Pineau, and Edwidge Danticat, and Africans Ken Begul, Calixthe Beyala, Nadine Bar, and Monique Ilboudo. She also includes Sembène Ousmane and Frantz Fanon.


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