Introduction: reclaiming the mangrove -- Relating the female experience -- Rhizomic roots: nation and relation -- The emergence of a Creole discourse -- Identity in relation -- The poetics of wandering: diaspora writing -- Conclusion: mangrove aesthetics into the third millennium.
Summary:
"A Poetics of Relation fosters a dialogue across islands and languages between established and lesser-known authors, bringing together archipelagic and diasporic voices from the Francophone and Hispanic Antilles. In this pan-diasporic study, Ferly shows that a comparative analysis of female narratives is often most pertinent across linguistic zones"-- Provided by publisher.
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