Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
Satire has the goal of reforming society and humans through the exposure and denunciation of evils. Using four novels, Beyala’s Tu t’appelleras Tanga, Touré’s Destins parallèles, Ken Bugul’s La folie et la mort and Nganang’s Tempsde chien as reference points, this article attempts to demonstrate how postcolonial Francophone African satire meets the criteria of the sub-genre. The four works deploy weapons of satire such as irony, contrast, verbal violence and exaggeration to lay bare the stench, madness and degeneration associated with neo-colonial order. As in all satirical works, the tableau of collective misery here encompasses a challenge to readers to effect change.
Recommended Citation
Asaah, Augustin H.
(2005)
"Satire, désordre, folie et régénérescence : lecture de
quelques romans africains,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 64:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol64/iss1/9
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