Title: (Re)productions
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.
Subjects: African literature (French), Autobiography in literature, Colonies in literature, French literature, History, History and criticism, Infanticide in literature, Women and literature, Women authors, French literature, women authors, French literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Infanticide
Places: Africa, France
Time periods: 20th century