Cheryl Toman

Women Writers of Gabon

Literature and Herstory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book demonstrates how the invisibility of women in Gabon has led to the omission of Gabon’s literature from the African canon, and discusses the unique elements of Gabonese women’s writing that show it is worthy of critical recognition. Toman explores the unique contributions Gabonese women writers have made to literature by exploring the works of major voices in Gabonese women’s writing and provides a brief introduction to the younger generation of Gabonese women writers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781498537209
• ISBN-10: 1498537200
• Artikelnr.: 45377145

Autorenporträt

Cheryl Toman is associate professor of French and director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program and the Ethnic Studies Program at Case Western Reserve University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Assessing an "Absence" of Literature in Gabon and the
Invisibility of Women
Chapter One: The Emergence of the Gabonese Novel: The Works of Angèle
Rawiri
Chapter Two: Justine Mintsa and Gabonese Writers of Fang Heritage: Orality,
Culture, and Tradition
Chapter Three: Fang Culture, Bwitifang Spirituality and the mvet in the
Novels of Sylvie Ntsame
Chapter Four: Gender and Sexuality in Selected Works of Honorine Ngou
Chapter Five: Taking Literature to the Schools: Gabon's Children and the
Contribution of the
Woman Writer
Conclusion