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... a study that is a pleasure to read ... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region. Françoise Lionnet, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, "a study that is a pleasure to read EL Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region."--Journal of Postcolonial Writing, "a study that is a pleasure to read... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region."--Journal of Postcolonial Writing "Hardwick's discussion of intertextuality - both among writers and self-referential - and her contextualization of the childhood memoirs within their authors' larger oeuvre are most illuminating."--Odile Ferly, L'Esprit Crateur "Hardwick offers new insight into the collective character of francophone recits d'enfance by Caribbean authors, demonstrating persuasively that the ongoing narrative impact of slavery cannot be elided."--French Studies "Louise Hardwick expertly analyses this relatively understudied genre which uses childhood narrative in as much a politically as an aesthetically subversive manner. Her clear, meticulous and informed study reveals the ways in which these narratives of childhood, driven by a devoir de mmoire, relate individual memory to collective identity. This is a welcome critical work that makes a major contribution to francophone as well as to postcolonial literary studies."--Michael J. Dash, New York University "Louise Hardwick's excellent study is a most welcome contribution to the field... With its beautiful style and pedagogical structure, it is a didactic masterpiece."--Karib: Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies, Hardwick's discussion of intertextuality--both among writers and self-referential--and her contextualization of the childhood memoirs within their authors' larger oeuvre are most illuminating...Hardwick's book constitutes a significant contribution to Francophone Caribbean literary criticism. Odile Ferly, L'Espirit Createur, "a study that is a pleasure to read... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region."--Journal of Postcolonial Writing "Hardwick's discussion of intertextuality - both among writers and self-referential - and her contextualization of the childhood memoirs within their authors' larger oeuvre are most illuminating."--Odile Ferly, L'Esprit Créateur "Hardwick offers new insight into the collective character of francophone recits d'enfance by Caribbean authors, demonstrating persuasively that the ongoing narrative impact of slavery cannot be elided."--French Studies "Louise Hardwick expertly analyses this relatively understudied genre which uses childhood narrative in as much a politically as an aesthetically subversive manner. Her clear, meticulous and informed study reveals the ways in which these narratives of childhood, driven by a devoir de mémoire, relate individual memory to collective identity. This is a welcome critical work that makes a major contribution to francophone as well as to postcolonial literary studies."--Michael J. Dash, New York University "Louise Hardwick's excellent study is a most welcome contribution to the field... With its beautiful style and pedagogical structure, it is a didactic masterpiece."--Karib: Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies, This well-researched and cogently written study makes a convincing argument for the significance of the récit d'enfance in discussions about Francophone Caribbean literature. Sarah Barbour, New West Indian Guide, EL a study that is a pleasure to read EL Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region.'--Journal of Postcolonial Writing, "a study that is a pleasure to read... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region."--Journal of Postcolonial Writing"Hardwick's discussion of intertextuality - both among writers and self-referential - and her contextualization of the childhood memoirs within their authors' larger oeuvre are most illuminating."--Odile Ferly, L'Esprit Créateur"Hardwick offers new insight into the collective character of francophone recits d'enfance by Caribbean authors, demonstrating persuasively that the ongoing narrative impact of slavery cannot be elided."--French Studies"Louise Hardwick expertly analyses this relatively understudied genre which uses childhood narrative in as much a politically as an aesthetically subversive manner. Her clear, meticulous and informed study reveals the ways in which these narratives of childhood, driven by a devoir de mémoire, relate individual memory to collective identity. This is a welcome critical work that makes a major contribution to francophone as well as to postcolonial literary studies."--Michael J. Dash, New York University"Louise Hardwick's excellent study is a most welcome contribution to the field... With its beautiful style and pedagogical structure, it is a didactic masterpiece."--Karib: Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies, Childhood, Autobiography and the Francophone Caribbean is the first book-length study of a remarkable literary phenomenon that emerged in the last decade of the twentieth century in the French Antilles and Haiti - the autobiographical narrative. Louise Hardwick expertly analyses this relatively understudied genre which uses childhood narrative in as much a politically as an aesthetically subversive manner. Her clear, meticulous and informed study reveals the ways in which these narratives of childhood, driven by a devoir de mémoire, relate individual memory to collective identity. This is a welcome critical work that makes a major contribution to francophone as well as to postcolonial literary studies., Childhood, Autobiography and the Francophone Caribbean is the first book-length study of a remarkable literary phenomenon that emerged in the last decade of the twentieth century in the French Antilles and Haiti - the autobiographical narrative. Louise Hardwick expertly analyses this relatively understudied genre which uses childhood narrative in as much a politically as an aesthetically subversive manner. Her clear, meticulous and informed study reveals the ways in which these narratives of childhood, driven by a devoir de mémoire, relate individual memory to collective identity. This is a welcome critical work that makes a major contribution to francophone as well as to postcolonial literary studies. J. Michael Dash, ... a study that is a pleasure to read ... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region., In an impressive series of close readings, Louise Hardwick analyses the genre of autobiographical childhood narratives ... These innovative readings constitute the volume's tour de force: in inaugurating the critical field of récits d'enfance studies, it renews our approaches to Francophone Caribbean literature in general. Malik Noël-Ferdinand, The Arts Journal: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Literature, History, Art and Culture of Guyana and the Caribbean, In an impressive series of close readings, Louise Hardwick analyses the genre of autobiographical childhood narratives in Francophone Caribbean Literature. Hardwick characterizes the genre as a specific Francophone récits d'enfance and explains that it corresponds to a major literary turn: since the beginning of the 90s, French editors have extensively promoted Caribbean autobiographic novels dealing with childhood. So Hardwick thoroughly explores the works of successful writers such as, Patrick Chamoiseau, Raphaël Confiant, Maryse Condé, Dany Laferrière Daniel Maximim or Gisèle Pineau. But not only the younger generation is scrutinized. In delineating the genre's emergence, and adding poetry works to her corpus, Hardwick offers fresh perspectives on Aimé Césaire, Léon Gontran Damas, Saint-John Perse or Joseph Zobel. In so doing, she also excavates less known novels by Mayotte Capécia, Clément Richer, Françoise Ega, and Maurice Virassamy. However, Hardwick goes further, showing that the genre is much more than an editorial phenomenon. She identifies an important strategic device: at the core of the récits d'enfance lies what she defines as the scene of recognition. In the typical case, the young narrator - and budding writer - asks a relative a question about slavery. Whether the parents inform the child or not, the problematic memory of slavery is brought to the fore. Based on Frantz Fanon's reading of recognition, this heuristic model is fruitfully confronted to the specific works of récits d'enfance's corpus and Hardwick reveals how this childhood inquiry moulds the writers' aesthetics. This is one of the reasons that these récits d'enfance stand as a crucial object for critical studies. Many other original facets enrich the book's contribution to the field of Caribbean studies. In considering the English canon, Hardwick provides rare and useful comparative overviews. In this way, she uncovers connections between the Harlem Renaissance and the emergence of Francophone Caribbean childhood narratives. Moreover, the detailed close readings avoid hasty generalizations, and the singularity of independent Haiti - through Laferrière's oeuvre - is rightfully pointed out. Last, but not least, Hardwick examines the gender specificities of the récits d'enfance, showing how the question of gender is deeply intermingled with the reshaping of slave memory and the formation of a literary style. These innovative readings constitute the volume's tour de force: in inaugurating the critical field of récits d'enfance studies, it renews our approaches to Francophone Caribbean literature in general. Malik Noël-Ferdinand, The Arts Journal: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Literature, History, Art and Culture of Guyana and the Caribbean, "a study that is a pleasure to read ... Hardwick's meticulous research, balanced approach and lucid prose merit serious consideration from specialists of the region."--Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Louise Hardwick's excellent study is a most welcome contribution to the field ... With its beautiful style and pedagogical structure, it is a didactic masterpiece. Christina Kullberg, Karib: Nordic Journal for Caribbean Studies
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
24
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Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
840.99729
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Childhood, Genre and the Scene of Recognition 1. The Emergence of a Tradition 2. Apples and Mimic Men: Patrick Chamoiseau's 'Une Enfance créole' 3. The Poetics of Ethnicity in Raphaël Confiant's 'Ravines du devant-jour' and 'Le Cahier de romances' 4. Alienation and Estrangement in Maryse Condé's 'Le Coeur à rire et à pleurer' 5. Childhood, the Environment and Diaspora: Daniel Maximin's 'Tu, c'est l'enfance' and Gisèle Pineau's 'L'Exil selon Julia' 6. Thwarted Expectations? Stasis and Change in Haiti in Dany Laferrière's 'L'Odeur du café' and 'Le Charme des après-midi sans fin' 7. Parental Paradigms and Gender Stereotypes Afterword Notes Bibliography Index, Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Childhood, Genre and the Scene of Recognition 1. The Emergence of a Tradition 2. Apples and Mimic Men: Patrick Chamoiseau?s 'Une Enfance créole' 3. The Poetics of Ethnicity in Raphaël Confiant?s 'Ravines du devant-jour' and 'Le Cahier de romances' 4. Alienation and Estrangement in Maryse Condé?s 'Le C?ur à rire et à pleurer' 5. Childhood, the Environment and Diaspora: Daniel Maximin?s 'Tu, c?est l?enfance' and Gisèle Pineau?s 'L?Exil selon Julia' 6. Thwarted Expectations? Stasis and Change in Haiti in Dany Laferrière?s 'L?Odeur du café' and 'Le Charme des après-midi sans fin' 7. Parental Paradigms and Gender Stereotypes Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This book examines a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards the recit d'enfance, or childhood memoir, and asks why this occurred post-1990, connecting texts to recent changes in public policy and education policy concerning the commemoration of slavery and colonialism both in France and at a global level (for example, the UNESCO project 'La Route de l'esclave', the 'loi Taubira' and the 'Comite pour la memoire de l'esclavage'). Combining approaches from Postcolonial Theory, Psychoanalysis, Trauma Theory and Gender Studies, and positing recognition as a central concept of postcolonial literature, it draws attention to a neglected body of recits d'enfance by contemporary bestselling, prize-winning Francophone Caribbean authors Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Conde, Gisele Pineau, Daniel Maximin, Raphael Confiant and Dany Laferriere, while also offering new readings of texts by Aime Cesaire, Frantz Fanon, Edouard Glissant, Joseph Zobel, Francoise Ega, Michele Lacrosil, Maurice Virassa and Mayotte Capecia. The study proposes an innovative methodological paradigm with which to read postcolonial childhoods in a comparative framework from areas as diverse as the Caribbean, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly the Haitian diaspora in North America., This book examines a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards the récit d'enfance, or childhood memoir, and asks why this occurred post-1990, connecting texts to recent changes in public policy and education policy concerning the commemoration of slavery and colonialism both in France and at a global level (for example, the UNESCO project 'La Route de l'esclave', the 'loi Taubira' and the 'Comité pour la mémoire de l'esclavage'). Combining approaches from Postcolonial Theory, Psychoanalysis, Trauma Theory and Gender Studies, and positing recognition as a central concept of postcolonial literature, it draws attention to a neglected body of récits d'enfance by contemporary bestselling, prize-winning Francophone Caribbean authors Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Condé, Gisèle Pineau, Daniel Maximin, Raphaël Confiant and Dany Laferrière, while also offering new readings of texts by Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, Edouard Glissant, Joseph Zobel, Françoise Ega, Michèle Lacrosil, Maurice Virassa and Mayotte Capécia. The study proposes an innovative methodological paradigm with which to read postcolonial childhoods in a comparative framework from areas as diverse as the Caribbean, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly the Haitian diaspora in North America., This book examines a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards the récit d'enfance, or childhood memoir, and asks why this occurred post-1990, connecting texts to recent changes in public policy and education policy concerning the commemoration of slavery and colonialism both in France and at a global level (for example, the UNESCO project 'La Route de l'esclave', the 'loi Taubira' and the 'Comité pour la mémoire de l'esclavage'). Combining approaches from Postcolonial Theory, Psychoanalysis, Trauma Theory and Gender Studies, and positing recognition as a central concept of postcolonial literature, it draws attention to a neglected body of récits d'enfance by contemporary bestselling, prize-winning Francophone Caribbean authors Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Condé, Gisèle Pineau, Daniel Maximin, Raphaël Confiant and Dany Laferrière, while also offering new readings of texts by Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, Edouard Glissant, Joseph Zobel, Françoise Ega, Michèle Lacrosil, Maurice Virassamy and Mayotte Capécia. The study proposes an innovative methodological paradigm with which to read postcolonial childhoods in a comparative framework from areas as diverse as the Caribbean, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly the Haitian diaspora in North America., This book explores a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards récits d'enfance (narratives of childhood) and asks why this occurred post-1990.
LC Classification Number
PQ3940.5
Copyright Date
2013
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4
