
University/Organization
Southern Arkansas University
Title
Raising One’s Voice: The Quest for Freedom and Identity in María Nsué Angüe’s Ekomo
Synopsis
This article focuses on women and their daily quest for freedom and identity in a hostile Fang society in Equatorial Guinea, where traditions, colonialism, post-colonialism and neocolonialism maintain ambiguous relationships. It is a closer reading of María Nsué Angüe’s novel, Ekomo, which discloses the images of the changing mode of existence in which women’s negotiation of identity conflicts with the social organization.