Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
Beyala has remained faithful to the publisher Albin Michel for her fictional work since the publication of Le petit prince de Belleville in 1992, but her four fi rst novels had three different publishers. A study of her relationship with the publishing world during this period shows her desire for recognition on the Parisian literary scene, which was ready to take up the challenge by publishing the novel of an unknown African woman writer. A careful analysis of paratextual elements, in particular the titrology, and of the contents of the novels reveals that Calixthe Beyala enters into a direct conversation with her publishers.
Recommended Citation
De Meyer, Bernard
(2010)
"De Stock à Albin Michel : Beyala et l’édition,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 75:
No.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol75/iss1/11
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