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Item Details
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CALIXTHE BEYALA
PERFORMANCES OF MIGRATION |
| By: |
Nicki Hitchcott |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£46.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846310288 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846310287 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
22 November, 2006 |
| Series: |
Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
As the most successful female writer from Francophone Africa, Calixthe Beyala occupies an unusual place in French literary and popular culture. This title explores representations of Beyala in the media, the varied critical responses to her writing, and Beyala''s efforts to position herself as a champion of women''s rights in Africa. |
| Synopsis: |
As the most successful female writer from Francophone Africa, Calixthe Beyala occupies an unusual place in French literary and popular culture. Her novels are bestsellers, and she appears regularly on French television and radio, yet her reputation has in recent years been tarnished by allegations of plagiarism. She is lauded both as a consecrated, best-selling authentic' African author and a proven literary fake', found guilty of plagiarism in the High Court in Paris but in the same year awarded the highly prestigious Grand Prix du roman de l'Academie Francaise for one of the novels in which she had allegedly plagiarized. In "Calixthe Beyala", Nicki Hitchcott considers Beyala as an icon and a writer. She explores representations of Beyala in the media, the varied critical responses to her writing, and Beyala's efforts to position herself as a champion of women's rights in Africa. Hitchcott pays equal attention to the novels themselves, tracing their explorations of the role of migration in the creation of personal identity. "Calixthe Beyala" is a nuanced attempt to understand the work and public role of one of the most important women writing today. |
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