Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa
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Author | : Dominic Thomas |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2002-11-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253215543 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253215544 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa by : Dominic Thomas
Book excerpt: 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.