Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments ix CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments xi Note on Translations xvii Abbreviations and Acronyms xix 1. Introduction: Engineering History and Engineering Literature 1 2. Official Writers: The Engineers of the Congolese Soul 18 3. Sony Labou Tansi: Commitment, Oppositionality, and Resistance 52 4. Henri Lopes: Collaboration, Confession, and Testimony 90 5. Emmanuel Dongala: History, Memory, and Reconciliation 122 6. National Conferences and Media Decentralization in Francophone Africa 160 Notes 193 Bibliography 229 Index 255 x Preface and Acknowledgments ...