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So Long a Letter: Mariama Bâ's Migrating Text.

Authors :
WIMBERLY, MERI
Source :
Papers on Language & Literature. Winter2020, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p11-33. 23p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article offers information on the role of the female contributors to the African literary canon. It discusses the Une si Longue Lettre, a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. It mentions that African literatures talks about the about how women can be independent within middle-class Muslim communities, along with Eurocentrism in African context.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00311294
Volume :
56
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Papers on Language & Literature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142589958