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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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 créoliste 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 Raphaël Confiant (extracts)
Chapter 12 Bibliography
