scholarly journals Failing cosmopolitanism: aborted transnational journeys in novels by Monique Ilboudo, Sefi Atta and Aminata Sow Fall

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Leena Toivanen
Keyword(s):  
Aminata Sow Fall ◽  
Monique Ilboudo

Aminata Sow Fall and the Centre africain d'animation et d'échanges culturels in Senegal

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-532
Author(s):  
Rosa Bobia ◽  
Cheryl Staunton
Keyword(s):  
The West ◽  
Francophone Africa ◽  
Aminata Sow Fall

Now recognised as the leading woman novelist of francophone Africa, Aminata Sow Fall first achieved literary attention with the publication of Le Revenant (Dakar, 1976). After a rather long stay in France, where she studied at the Sorbonne and became agrégée de letters, Sow Fall decided to distance herself from other African writters by ensuring that ‘The Ghost’ contained few if any traces of her experiences in the West. As explained several years later, what really surprised her was that novels published by blacks always referenced themselves to the West, whereas she felt the need ‘to present our literature to others so that they see and understand us’:

scholarly journals Interview avec Aminata Sow Fall

Chimères ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mame Selbee Diouf
Keyword(s):  
Aminata Sow Fall

"Ecrire, c'est un banquet où tout le monde apporte": Entrevue avec Aminata Sow Fall

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-213
Author(s):  
Nicole Aas-Rouxparis ◽  
Aminata Sow Fall
Keyword(s):  
Aminata Sow Fall

Entretien avec Aminata Sow Fall

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Jonathan Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Aminata Sow Fall

Aminata Sow Fall and the Centre africain d'animation et d'échanges culturels in Senegal

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-532
Author(s):  
Rosa Bobia ◽  
Cheryl Staunton
Keyword(s):  
The West ◽  
Francophone Africa ◽  
Aminata Sow Fall

Now recognised as the leading woman novelist of francophone Africa, Aminata Sow Fall first achieved literary attention with the publication of Le Revenant (Dakar, 1976). After a rather long stay in France, where she studied at the Sorbonne and became agrégée de lettres, Sow Fall decided to distance herself from other African writters by ensuring that ‘The Ghost’ contained few if any traces of her experiences in the West. As explained several years later, what really surprised her was that novels published by blacks always referenced themselves to the West, whereas she felt the need ‘to present our literature to others so that they see and understand us’:

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