Yambo Ouologuem Summary

In the following essay, Sellin gives details concerning the accusations of plagiarism against Ouologuem for Le Devoir de violence and the aftereffects of these charges. “Un témoignage... Read more

In the following essay, Johnson examines the use of the Middle Passage (a term describing the grueling voyage between West Africa and the Caribbean that slaves were forced to endure), literally and fi... Read more

In the following essay, Miller examines Le Devoir de violence with respect to the charges of plagiarism. At its extreme, the myth of the Negro, the idea of the Negro, can become the decisive factor... Read more

In the following comparative essay, Wright examines the use of oral history and mythology in Bound to Violence and Ayi Kwei Armah's Two Thousand Seasons. The transmutation of oral literary f... Read more

In the following essay, Nicholls explores the historical aspects of Le Devoir de violence, and likens Ouologuem's writing approach to that of Albert Camus. It was to be hoped1 that the views... Read more

In the following essay, Wehrs analyzes the many voices of postcolonial Africa contained in Cheikh Hamidou Kane's L'aventure ambiguë and Ouologuem's Le Devoir de violence. ... Read more

In the following essay, Nicholls explores the historical aspects of Le Devoir de violence, and likens Ouologuem's writing approach to that of Albert Camus. It was to be hoped1 that the views... Read more

In the following essay, Wehrs analyzes the many voices of postcolonial Africa contained in Cheikh Hamidou Kane's L'aventure ambiguë and Ouologuem's Le Devoir de violence. ... Read more

In the following essay, Ohaegbu examines Ouologuem's use of violence to show different aspects of human nature. A lot has been said about the controversial Malian writer Yambo Ouologuem, and... Read more

In the following essay, Schikora analyzes aspects of various games and challenges in correlation to Ouologuem's Le Devoir de violence. When Ouologuem's Le Devoir de violence appeared ... Read more

In the following essay, Lang compares Ouologuem's Le Devoir de violence and Ayi Kwei Armah's Two Thousand Seasons, arguing that Armah's book appears to be a rebuttal to the violen... Read more

In the following essay, Philipson studies the parallels between Le Devoir de violence and the game of chess. “It's a great huge game of chess that's being played—all ove... Read more