This rich anthology of writings in French by twentieth-century women presents a dazzling array of literary treasures. The editors, all distinguished specialists in French studies, have expanded the boundaries of French literary terrain beyond France, Belgium, and Switzerland to North and sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and French Canada. These compelling poems, short stories, essays, memoirs, and novels (some complete and others excerpts), represent thirty-one contemporary authors, including Colette, Mariama Ba, Maryse Conde, Joyce Mansour, Renee Vivien, Nathalie Sarraute, and Anne Hebert....
This rich anthology of writings in French by twentieth-century women presents a dazzling array of literary treasures. The editors, all distinguished s...
