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Toubab La! Literary Representations of Mixed-Race Characters in the African Diaspora
Toubab La! Literary Representations of Mixed-Race Characters in the African Diaspora

Toubab La! Literary Representations of Mixed-Race Characters in the African Diaspora

By: Ginette Curry
ISBN: 9781847182319
$88.00
9781847182319
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The book is an examination of mixed-race characters from writers in the United States, the French and British Caribbean islands (Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and Jamaica), Europe (France and England) and Africa (Burkina Faso, South Africa, Botswana and Senegal). The objective of this study is to capture a realistic view of the literature of the African diaspora as it pertains to biracial and multiracial people. For example, the expression "Toubab La!" as used in the title, is from the Wolof ethnic group in Senegal, West Africa. It means "This is a white person" or "This is a black person who looks or acts white."
It is used as a metaphor to illustrate multiethnic people's plight in many areas of the African diaspora and how it has evolved. The analysis addresses the different ways multiracial characters look at the world and how the world looks at them. These characters experience historical, economic, sociological and emotional realities in various environments from either white or black people. Their lineage as both white and black determines a new self, making them constantly search for their identity. Each section of the manuscript provides an in-depth analysis of specific authors' novels that is a window into their true experiences.
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