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c on t e n t s Preface ix Introduction: The Burden of Commitment 1 1. Enduring Commitments 15 2. The Practice of Memory 51 3. Lifting the Burden? Francophone African Writers Engaging in New Aesthetics 97 4. The Fashioning of an Engaging Literature: The Publishing Industry, the Internet, and Criticism 139 Conclusion: The Possibilities of Artistic Commitment 177 Notes 187 Selected Bibliography 205 Index 239 This page intentionally left blank ...

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