Universality after Universalism : On Francophone Literatures of the Present The idea of universalism inherited from the French Revolution has been strongly discredited by its colonial history; today it is also the target of nationalist attacks. What remains of it Now available in English Markus Messlings critically acclaimed study shows how contemporary Francophone literatures seek after European universalism approaches to a new universality without which knowledge and justice cannot be organised in world society. With a foreword by Souleymane Bachir Diagne