Journeys Through the French African Novel (Studies in African Literature)

Mildred Mortimer questions the preeminence of outer and inner voyages in the francophone African novel. Rooted in both African oral tradition and the European novel, the journey motif not only reflects cultural blending but also African experiences of migration, exploration, and conquest. The author focuses on the importance of orature to African writing, links between Maghrebian and sub-Saharan African fiction, and the distinction between men's and women's journeys.Mildred Mortimer is the author of 'Journeys Through the French African Novel (Studies in African Literature)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780435080426 and ISBN 0435080423.