SOSC 4510 Chapter Notes - Chapter --: African Literature, Kachina, Ouidah
13 Apr 2016
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Alain ricard, felix couchero: pioneer of popular writing in west africa textbook 2: 67-70. He considers the writing process to be question of textual practices and a question of communicative exchange. Born in the brazilian quarter of ouidah in dahomey one of the capitals of the salve trade in the 19th century. Readers expressed a great desire for simple and entraining books, especially short novels like felix wrote. By referring to put ction and work of the imagination, the writer wants to be classi ed outside of journalism and within literature. Journalistic enough to interest readers but ctionalize events in order to entertain them. In all mystery novels the women is at the centre of a plot aimed at ruling her reputation she defends herself and triumphs. Constant use of stereotype and willingness to educate and entertain. Changes audience from large friend middle class audience to more local audience.
