Against the Postcolonial: 'Francophone' Writers at the Ends of the French Empire

By Richard Serrano

Book Overview

Against the Postcolonial is at once a study of five writers from lands formerly or currently ruled by France (Algeria, Cambodia, Guiana, Madagascar, and Mali) and an interrogation of the relevance of postcolonial theory, criticism and studies to these writers. The authors are necessarily placed against the background of postcolonial studies, but since they have radically different backgrounds, histories, and careers, Serrano argues against the relevance of a homogenizing critical practice most interested in replicating itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739120298
• ISBN13: 9780739120293
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"