
Summary
Seydou Badian, inveterate observant of the daily realities of his native milieu
published in 1957 a novel called Sous l’Orage. Marcel Khombe Mangwanda,
eyewitness of his native terrirory daily events, mostly those of the professional
milieu, on his side, published in 2008 a book called Le Porte-parole du
président.
After a careful reading of the two novels, we can notice that the two African
writers have carefully scrutinized a common theme in their literary work,
conflict of generations.
What do they mean by conflict of generations? How do they understand and
exploit this theme in their respective novels? Which solutions do they propose
to old people and to the youths on one hand, to leaders on power and to the
people on the other hand, to eradicate the conflict which is in Africa, not only
an obstacle to individual blossoming, but also an obstruction for the
development of the society, of the country and of the African continent?
Key-words: conflict, generation, Badian, colonization, Mangwanda, post
colonialism, power, dictatorship, corruption, people
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