Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-188) and index.
Contents
Unheard voices? -- Finding a voice : the evolution of women's writing in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa -- Speaking in the first person : romantic fiction by women in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa -- Speaking for themselves : women's autobiography in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa -- Mariama Bā : a 'confidently feminine' voice? -- Aminata Sow Fall : a 'masculine' voice? -- Werewere Liking : talking in tongues -- Calixthe Beyala : voices of resistance -- Speaking selves.
