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Mall, Laurence Fresco, Alain D. Mall, Laurence Fresco, Alain D. Mathy, Jean-Philippe Kuntz, Jane Sarr, Awa C. 2010-08-31T20:03:06Z 2010-08-31T20:03:06Z 2012-09-07T16:43:34Z 2010-08-31T20:03:06Z 2010-08 This dissertation examines the new generation of Francophone African writers and their negotiation of the theory of “engagement.” Thematically, many of these writers deal with the daunting problems faced by Africa and with issues linked to emigration to France. But they also have to work with French publishing houses and their exigencies as they relate to the international book market. The writers themselves aspire to be integrated in the “World Republic of Letters”. But such concepts as “World Literature in French” or “World Republic of Letters,” while more appealing to the new generation than the old Sartrian theory of “engagement,” do not always accommodate a commitment to specific, regional causes. I argue that because many writers may have divided loyalties and conflicting interests, their works of fiction manifest interesting, subtle ways of understanding and practicing a postcolonial “engagement.” Theories such as “hauntology” and post-realism can be used to account for some of their writings’ main features. To demonstrate this with specific examples, I study individual novels by Simon Njami, Daniel Biyaoula and especially Alain Mabanckou. Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2010-07-13T14:08:17Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 1 Sarr_Awa.pdf: 740987 bytes, checksum: 664113920d5f881dfda5f4ad4d510b49 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2010-08-31T20:03:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Sarr_Awa.pdf: 740987 bytes, checksum: 664113920d5f881dfda5f4ad4d510b49 (MD5) license.txt: 4057 bytes, checksum: 13aa3c46421319a3ecaf0a9e2ec28ba8 (MD5) Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by William Ingram (wingram2@illinois.edu) on 2010-08-31T20:04:50Z Item is restricted until 2012-08-31T20:04:44Z Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2012-09-07T16:43:34Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Dissertations and Theses (ID: 204) Dissertations and Theses - French (ID: 701) No. of bitstreams: 2 Sarr_Awa.pdf: 740987 bytes, checksum: 664113920d5f881dfda5f4ad4d510b49 (MD5) license.txt: 4057 bytes, checksum: 13aa3c46421319a3ecaf0a9e2ec28ba8 (MD5) Item released from any restrictions by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2012-09-07T16:43:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/2142/16985 fr copyright 2010 Awa C. Sarr Francophone literature sub-saharan literature immigration literature, committed literature litterature engagee postcolonial literature Spectralité et critique de la laideur : l’engagement postcolonial dans la littérature en français de la nouvelle génération d’écrivains africains French 1985 French 0304 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D. PHD:French -UIUC 10KS0304PHD