Contemporary Francophone African Writers and the Burden of Commitment

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Contemporary Francophone African Writers and the Burden of Commitment This page intentionally left blank Contemporary Francophone African Writers and the Burden of Commitment Odile Cazenave and Patricia Célérier u n i v e r si t y of v i rg i n i a p r e s s Charlottesville and London University of Virginia Press© 2011 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2011 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cazenave, Odile M. (Odile Marie), 1961– Contemporary Francophone African writers and the burden of commitment / Odile Cazenave and Patricia Célérier. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3095-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8139-3096-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8139-3115-9 (ebk.) 1. African literature (French)—History and criticism. 2. Politics and literature—Africa, Frenchspeaking —History—20th century. I. Célérier, Patricia, 1956– II. Title. PQ3980.5.C39 2011 840.9´96—dc22 2010042426 this book is made possible by a collaborative grant from the andrew w. mellon foundation. To Andreas and Ogemdi To Simone and Roger Degait This page intentionally left blank ...