Contents; Introduction: Women Writing beyond the Hexagon; Part I. Situating the Self: History, Rememory, Story; Part II. Border Crossings; Part III. Engendering the Postcolonial Subject; Contributors; Index
Summary
This groundbreaking volume highlights the work of contemporary women writing in French whose cultural links, ethnic identities, and historical roots lie outside France. The writings of these women emanate from the cultures of Africa and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Quebec and other French-speaking regions of Canada