Title: Nation-building, propaganda, and literature in francophone Africa
Description: The relationship between literature & the state is examined in this discussion of Francophone African literature. Dominic Thomas considers the case of the Congo, where the recent transition to democracy was in part inspired by the works of Sony Labou Tansi, Henri Lopes, & Emmanuel Dongala among others.
Subjects: African literature (French), History and criticism, Nationalism and literature, Politics and literature, Propaganda, Literaturproduktion, Histoire et critique, Litterature africaine (francʹaise), LITERARY CRITICISM, French, Propagande, Nationalisme et litterature, Politik, Politique et litterature, European, African literature, history and criticism, Littérature africaine (française), Nationalisme et littérature, Politique et littérature
Places: French-speaking Africa