From Africa New Francophone Stories

Name: From Africa New Francophone Stories
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ISBN: 9780803227583

ISBN-10: 0803227582

ISBN-13: 9780803227583

Edition: 2004

Authors: Adele King

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'From Africa' introduces 14 new voices from Francophone Africa. Rather than reworking traditional tales, these writers are concerned with the realities of post-colonial Africa & their work represents an interaction of European & American storytelling with the enduring myths of their homelands.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 3/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 150
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction




New Myths


A Woman and a Half



The Legend of Abla Pokou, Queen of the Baoule People




Nostalgia for Childhood


A Fistful of Groundnuts



My Father's Lamp




Modern Perspectives


The Spider's Fart



Babyface



The Labors of Ariana




Politics


The Ballad of a Shipwreck



Fahavalo



Our Neighborhood Fool



A Hunting Scene as Observed by a Sentimental Photographer



Dead Girl Walking




Outside Africa


Bessombe: Between Homeland and Exile



The Milka Cow



Bibliographical Essay


Contributors


Translators


Source Acknowledgments