The Other Hybrid Archipelago: Introduction to the Literatures and Cultures of the Francophone Indian Ocean

by Peter Hawkins

Book Overview

The Other Hybrid Archipelago presents the French language postcolonial writing of the Indian Ocean islands_Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, the Comoros, the Seychelles_to an Anglophone audience. Concentrating on the period since the Second World War, the work also discusses popular theater and music, all situated in the contemporary social and political context of the islands and in relation to their colonial heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739116770
• ISBN13: 9780739116777
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"