Sarraounia, love, and the postcolony

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https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v59i3.14321

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Sarraounia, Niger, Sahel, Voulet-Chanoine, FrancAfrique, literature, film

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  • Antoinette Tidjani Alou, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger

    Antoinette Tidjani Alou is a scholar, translator, and writer, based at the Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey, Niger. She directs the university’s BA, MA, PhD program in Arts and Culture. 

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2022-09-18

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Tidjani Alou, A. (2022). Sarraounia, love, and the postcolony. Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 59(3), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v59i3.14321