List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Institutions
1 Anthologizing the Union française
2 Book-publishing at Présence Africaine
3 Literary prize culture
Mediations
4 Authenticity and authorship
5 Editorial craft and literary resistance
6 Translating Africa in the French republic of letters
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Works cited
Index
Ruth Bush is Lecturer in French at the University of Bristol.
Reviews 'This is an excellent monograph, which challenges a number
of received views and brings a wealth of new evidence into the
debates about Francophone post-war literature about Africa. In
particular, its mining of a largely untapped archive opens up new
directions for research which other scholars will no doubt
follow.'
David Murphy, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies
'Bush’s study is innovative and lucid in depicting the ‘complex
portrait of the French-language publishing scene' (p. 251) in which
African letters contributed to shift the ‘Parisian capital of the
world republic of letters’ (p. 195).'
Alioune Sow, French Studies
'Publishing Africa in French provides new perspectives for the
study of African literature beyond the Francophone context, and
paves the way for scholarship to engage with other lines of
research, such as the history of literary reception and the
material conditions of educational publishing. More importantly,
the volume provides a valuable toolkit for scholars working on
Francophone African literature who seek to enlarge, nuance, or
counterbalance their understandings of literary texts.'
Khalid Lyamlahy, Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation
'As her recent award from the African Literature Association
suggests, Bush’s book is a necessary contribution to scholarship on
African literature. But its intervention extends beyond this field,
as she deliberately chooses not to limit her study to “an
Afrocentric account of literary history”. Indeed, scholars of
French literature and history will find Bush’s study immensely
useful as well. Not only does this monograph offer many stimulating
leads for scholars, such as the need for work on the history of
educational publishing in francophone Africa, but it also serves as
a methodological model for future research.'
Madeline Bedecarré, Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
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