Abstract
Autobiographical narratives, which include autobiography, autobiographical novel, memoir, and chronicle, constitute a major genre in African francophone literature. Informed by history, they do not celebrate personal accomplishment, but rather accentuate the group experience. These self-stories rely on realistic representation in order to document events for future generations and function to correct stereotypical misconceptions—therein lies their political consciousness.
Keywords:
- Keyword: Autobiographical narratives
- Keyword: autobiography
- Keyword: autobiographical novel
- Keyword: memoir
- Keyword: chronicle
- Keyword: African
- Keyword: French
- Keyword: Francophone Literature
- Keyword: genre
- Keyword: personal
- Keyword: accomplishment
- Keyword: history
- Keyword: group experience
- Keyword: self-stories
- Keyword: realistic
- Keyword: representation
- Keyword: document
- Keyword: future
- Keyword: generations
- Keyword: stereotypical misconception
- Keyword: stereotype
- Keyword: political consciousness
How to Cite:
Larrier, R., (1991) “Autobiographical Authority and the Politics of Narrative”, Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature 15(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1266
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