Postcolonial Paradoxes in French Caribbean Writing C}}saire, Glissant, Cond}} [Hardcover]

This book is the first major study of French Caribbean literature in light of postcoloniality. Through readings of Aim? C?saire, Edouard Glissant, Maryse Cond?, Baudelaire, Freud, and others, Jeannie Suk illuminates how debates aboutn?gritude, antillanit?, andcreolit?contribute to paradoxes at the heart of postcolonial modes.

Introduction
Postcoloniality, Allegory, and the French Caribbean
Crossings, Returns: C?saire'sCahier d'un retour au pays natal
Glissant, D?tour, and History
Archetypal Returns: H?r?makhonon and Une Saison ? Rihata
Allegory, Sorcery, and Historical Rewriting:Moi, Tituba, Sorci?re...Noire de Salem
Representing Antillean Crossings:Travers?e de la Mangrove
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Jeannie Suk is J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School, Harvard University