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Exile: According to Julia (Caribbean and African Literature) (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Gisele Pineau
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Description for Exile: According to Julia (Caribbean and African Literature) (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
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Gisèle Pineau was born, and spent the first fourteen years of her life, in Paris. Her parents, originally from the island of Guadeloupe, were part of the massive transplantation of Antilleans to the métropole after World War II. Most had left their homeland hoping to improve their lives and their children’s prospects. Born French nationals, all theoretically enjoyed equal footing with the Parisian French. The colour of their skin, however, meant a far different reality for Pineau’s family and their fellow émigrés. They lived on the outskirts of the city and on the margins of French society and culture.
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Gisèle Pineau was born, and spent the first fourteen years of her life, in Paris. Her parents, originally from the island of Guadeloupe, were part of the massive transplantation of Antilleans to the métropole after World War II. Most had left their homeland hoping to improve their lives and their children’s prospects. Born French nationals, all theoretically enjoyed equal footing with the Parisian French. The colour of their skin, however, meant a far different reality for Pineau’s family and their fellow émigrés. They lived on the outskirts of the city and on the margins of French society and culture.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813922485
SKU
V9780813922485
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Ref
99-2
Reviews for Exile: According to Julia (Caribbean and African Literature) (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
[Pineau is] among the best of women writers from the Third World. L’exil selon Julia is one of the richest, most enjoyable books to appear recently from the group of remarkable women novelists from Guadeloupe." —World Literature Today "An exercise in humor and lucidity, L’exil selon Julia is a discreet invitation to reflect on today’s fundamental issues, the uprooting, ... Read more