Atlantic Bound

«In this first comparative study of novels by Léonora Miano and Fatou Diome, Charlotte Mackay provides a convincing mapping of the evolution of the two authors’ thinking from a somewhat polarized, ‘colonial’ notion of ‘Afropean’ identity towards a more engaged formulation of diasporic identity in a more forward-looking Afro-Atlantic space.» (Nicki Hitchcott, University of St Andrews) «Mackay’s monumental work is a thorough and timely contribution to the growing field of Francophone Afropean Stud