Publishing Africa in French : Literary Institutions and Decolonization 1945-1967

Publishing Africa in French : Literary Institutions and Decolonization 1945-1967 / Ruth Bush.

<Div>It has become commonplace to note that the global French literary marketplace is dominated by Parisian publishing houses and metropolitan kudos. This study probes the aesthetic and political implications of that assertion by revisiting the history of African literature in post-war France....

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Main Author: Bush, Ruth, 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2016.
Series:Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 37.
Subjects:
1900-1999
African literature (French) > Publishing > France > History > 20th century.
Authors, African > Publishing > France > History > 20th century.
Authors, Black > Publishing > France > History > 20th century.
Authors and publishers > Political aspects > France > History > 20th century.
Publishers and publishing > France > History > 20th century.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literary Criticism > European > French.
Authors and publishers > Political aspects
Publishers and publishing
France
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Institutions
  • 1 Anthologizing the Union franȧise
  • 2 Book-publishing at Pršence Africaine
  • 3 Literary prize culture
  • Mediations
  • 4 Authenticity and authorship
  • 5 Editorial craft and literary resistance
  • 6 Translating Africa in the French republic of letters
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • Works cited
  • Index.

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