Published in 1969, Essential Encounters is the first novel by a woman of sub-Saharan francophone Africa. Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury, of Cameroon, wrote it "to inspire other women to write." Its story of love, infertility, a failed marriage, and adultery looks at both interpersonal connections and national politics from a feminist perspective.
In the introduction the volume editor, Cheryl Toman, provides valuable background with a discussion of African matriarchy, past and present; ethnic groups in Cameroon; interracial relationships; and polygamy as it affects women's roles in the family and their interaction with one another.
| ISBN: | 9780873527941 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2002 |
| Author: | Thérèse KuohMoukoury, Cheryl Toman |
| Publisher: | Modern Language Association of America an imprint of Modern Language Association |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 59 pages |
| Series: | Texts and Translations. |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |