LINGUIST List 12.1412

Tue May 22 2001

Books: Linguistics & Literary Theory

Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomilinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Sean Hanrahan, Ling & Lit Theory: Francophone Literatures by Offord et al. (eds.)

Malcolm Offord, University of Nottingham, Nicki Hitchcott,
University of Nottingham, Sam Haigh, University of Warwick,
Laila Ibnlfassi, London Guildhall University, and Rosemary
Chapman, University of Nottingham, Editors, 
FRANCOPHONE LITERATURES A Literary and Linguistic Companion

Francophone Literatures is a student-friendly guide to key literary
texts of the French speaking world. Its four sections correspond to
francophone areas of the world-North Africa, Black Africa and the
Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, and North America. Each section contains
an introduction outlining the region's political and literary history,
a linguistic commentary, and seven extracts from major literary works.

Routledge June 2001 296 pp 1 illus
HB 0 415 19839 9 $100.00 �60.00
PB 0 415 19840 2 $31.95 �18.99

Acknowledgments
General Introduction
Language and Style
North Africa
Introduction
Charaibi
Memmi
Mimouni
Charef
Ben Jelloun
Begag
Bouraoui
Black Africa
Introduction
Oyono
Sembene
Kourouma
Ba
Labou Tansi
Beyala
Gauvin
Caribbean
Introduction
Roumain
Zobel
Scwarz-Bart
Maximin
Chamoiseau
Conde
Laferriere
North America
Introduction
Savard
Roy
Blais
Tremblay
Maillet
Robin
Poulin