| Description |
1 online resource (190 pages) |
| Series |
Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 5 |
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Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 5.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 of plagiarism. She is lauded both as a consecrated, best-selling?authentic? African author and a proven literary?fake?, found guilty of plagiarism in the High Court in Paris but in the same year awarded the highly prestigious Grand Prix du roman de l?Académie Française for one of the novels in whic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Beyala, Calixthe -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Beyala, Calixthe fast |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration in literature.
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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Emigration and immigration in literature
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Identity (Psychology) in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781846312724 |
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1846312728 |
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1781386277 |
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9781781386279 |
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