Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
This essay addresses the issue of poetics and political stakes in Werewere Liking's novel, Elle sera de jaspe et de corail. While this novel has been presented as illustrative of the Negro-African aesthetics rooted in orality, the present article argues that Liking's poetics of hybridity is a postcolonial strategy whose aim is the liberation of African imagination and creativity. The essay ends by suggesting some similarities between Liking's project and that of the Congolese philosopher, especially in his philosophical essay, L'Afrique va-t-elle mourir? Bouscu/er l'imaginaire africain. Through their works, Ka Mana and Werewere Liking are examining the conditions for a possible African Renaissance.
Recommended Citation
Kavwahirehi, Kasereka
(2004)
"Werewere Liking et la poétique du jeu pour libérer l'imaginaire postcolonial africain,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 62:
No.
1, Article 12.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol62/iss1/12
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