(Re)productions
Subtitle: autobiography, colonialism, and infanticide
By: Mary-Kay F. Miller.
Series: Francophone cultures and literatures ;; v. 41
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: French literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- France -- History -- 20th century.; African literature (French) -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- Africa.; Autobiography in literature.; Colonies in literature.; Infanticide in literature.
Other titles: Reproductions
Description: "This book looks at the constructs of gender, genre, and colonialism as they intersect in the works of Senegalese writers Mariama Ba and Aminata Sow Fall and French writer Marguerite Duras. Though these authors form an unlikely trio at first glance, we hear surprising echoes in their texts as they reveal the construction and narration of a feminine "I" over and against a variety of colonizing forces. The authors' experimentation with autobiographical writing, experiences with colonialism, and exploration of the metaphor of infanticide create a rich, multicultural dialogue about the politics of women's writing."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-150) and index.