This course examines the genre of autobiography based on the classical works of Patrick Chamoiseau (Antan d’enfance), Dany Laferrière (L’odeur du café/) and Camara Laye (/L’enfant noir). The special forms of autobiography in twentieth century francophone literature of Africa and West Indies will be analyzed, including identity questions, narrative forms and authors’ ideologies.

Required texts:
- Patrick CHAMOISEAU, Une enfance créole I. Antan d’enfance, Gallimard, Folio, 1996, ISBN-13: 978-2070400010
- Dany LAFERRIERE, L’odeur du café/, Zulma, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-2843047756
- Camara LAYE, /L’enfant noir, Pocket, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-2266178945