There is currently in Madagascar a rich literary production (short stories, poetry, novels, plays) that has not yet reached the United States for lack of diffusion outside the country. Until recently, Madagascar suffered from political isolation resulting from its breakup with France in the 1970s and the eighteen years of Marxism that followed. With little hope that their voices would be heard outside the island, writers nevertheless have continued to express themselves in French (alongside a literature written in the Malagasy language). Malagasy literature in French had begun in the colonial...

Cote a cote (Side by Side) is a contrasting language proficiency enhancement method that highlights cultural and structural variations in English and French. This book helps students by presenting a juxtaposition of both languages, using translation exercises to aid in language analysis, internalization of atypical words and phrases, and ultimately written and verbal composition."