Breadfruit or Chestnut? examines gender construction comparatively across the fiction of contemporary writers of Guadeloupe and Martinique. In particular, it explores the construction of gender identity by six authors-three male and three female-who have never been brought together in a study of this issue.
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Chapter 1 Gender Identity and the French Caribbean Chapter 2 Literary Background and Gender Bias Chapter 3 "Man is a Breadfruit and Woman is a Chestnut" Chapter 4 History, Lack and Gender Chapter 5 Two Faces of the femme matador Chapter 6 Gender in the cré oliste Satirical Novel Chapter 7 Moving Away From Stereotypes Chapter 8 Conclusion: An Analysis of French Caribbean Gender Identity Chapter 9 Appendix A: Interview with Patrick Chamoiseau (extracts) Chapter 10 Appendix B: Interview with Maryse Condé (extracts) Chapter 11 Appendix C: Interview with Raphaë l Confiant (extracts) Chapter 12 Bibliography
