Title: The Senegalese novel by women : through their own eyes /
Authors: Stringer, Susan.
Publisher: P. Lang,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Senegalese fiction (French) Women authors History and criticism.; Women and literature Senegal History.; Women and literature Senegal.
Contents: I. Introduction. Women's Writing. Special Position of Senegal. Approach of the Study -- II. Nafissatou Diallo. Four Works, Three Sub-genres. Similarities in Form and Content. Position of Women. Portrayal of Society -- III. Mariama Ba. Feminism, Form and Content. Victims and Victimizers. Social Criticism. Towards a Better Society -- IV. Aminata Sow Fall. Tradition and Progress. Women and Men. Use of Irony -- V. Other Women Writers: Ken Bugul, Aja Ndeye Bury Ndiaye, Mame Seck Mbacke, Catherine N'Diaye, Aminata Maiga Ka, Khadi Fall, Aicha Diouri. Women and Society. Causes of Alienation. General Social Commentary -- VI. Conclusion. The Female Protagonists in the Novels under Study. The Image of Women in Writing by African Men. The Image of Men in Senegalese Novels by Women. The Female Condition in Senegalese Novels by Women.