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My work in Comparative Literary Studies and French explores the link between the Mande oral tradition and its literature to reveal the presence and absence of the griots' words and their portrayal in the novel. Authors Amadou Hampaté Bâ (L'Étrange Destin de Wangrin ); Massa Maka…

Griots throughout West Africa have always been thought of first and foremost as “masters of the word,” known for their oratory skills, as singers, praisers, and keepers of oral history. In this dissertation, I show that the Wolof griot (ġewël) of Senegal is not primarily a verba…