Olympe Bhêly-Quenum: Between African Traditions and the French Language

Drawing on works such as Un piège sans fin and Le Chant du lac, Christophe Premat explores Olympe Bhêly-Quenum’s place in African literature in French. He highlights how the author’s work emerged around the time of independence and developed within literary and intellectual networks extending beyond the traditional relationship between former colonies and France. The article also shows how African writers have contributed to broadening and reshaping the meaning of literary Francophonie.

Read the full article in The Conversation.