This book looks at the constructs of gender, genre, and colonialism as they intersect in the works of Senegalese writers Mariama Bâ and Aminata Sow Fall and French writer Marguerite Duras. Though these authors form an unlikely trio at first glance, we hear surprising echoes in their texts as they reveal the construction and narration of a feminine «I» over and against a variety of colonizing forces. The authors' experimentation with autobiographical writing, experiences with colonialism, and exploration of the metaphor of infanticide create a rich, multicultural dialogue about the politics of women's writing.

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The Author: Mary-Kay F. Miller received her Ph.D. in French literature from Yale University. She has published several articles and given a number of papers on Mariama Bâ, Aminata Sow Fall, and Marguerite Duras. She lives with her husband and three children in New Hampshire, and is currently involved in several writing and translation projects.