Chapter 15 Urban Mobilities in Francophone African Return Narratives

This chapter discusses the representation of West and Central African cities in Francophone African narratives of diasporic return. Using as case studies Camara Laye's Dramouss (A Dream of Africa; 1966), Aïssatou Cissokho's Dakar, la touriste autochtone ("Dakar, the Native Tourist&quo...

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Váldodahkki: Toivanen, Anna-Leena (auth)
Materiálatiipa: Elektrovnnalaš Girjji oassi
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Almmustuhtton: Taylor & Francis 2023
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