Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
This article shows how Calixthe Beyala, in Le petit prince de Belleville (1992) and Maman a un amant (1993), presents the character of the child as producer of sociopolitical and historical discourse. By using the child as narrator, Beyala rewrites the colonial literature of the interwar period extending from Francis Carco to Mac Orlan from a less noble perspective. As producer of certain racist discourses, the child is singled out as the one who represents life and assures the future of the community.
Recommended Citation
Ekotto, Frieda
(2010)
"Calixte Beyala ou la réécriture de la littérature
coloniale française,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 75:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol75/iss1/9
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