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Rencontres Essentielles (MLA Texts and Translations, 10)
Rencontres Essentielles - MLA Texts and Translations, 10 Author:Therese Kuoh-Moukoury (Author), Cheryl Toman (Editor) Published in 1969, Recontres essentielles is the first novel by a woman of sub-Saharan francophone Africa. Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury, of Cameroon, wrote it "to inspire other women to write." Its story of love, infertility, a failed marriage, and adultery looks at both interpersonal connections and national politics fro... more »m a feminist perspective.
In the introduction the volume editor, Cheryl Toman, provides valuable background with a discussion of African matriarchy, past and present; ethnic groups in Cameroon; interracial relationships; and polygamy as it affects women's roles in the family and their interaction with one another.« less