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This book offers a pioneering study of Asian cultures that officially escaped from French colonisation but nonetheless were steeped in French civilisation in the colonial era and had heavily French-influenced, largely francophone literatures. It raises a number of provocative questions, including whether colonisation is the ultimate requirement for a culture's being defined as francophone, or how to think about francophone literatures that emerge from Asian nations that were historically free from French domination. The ultimate result is a redefining of the Asian francophone heritage according to new, transnational paradigms.|This book offers a pioneering study of Asian cultures that officially escaped from French colonisation but nonetheless were steeped in French civilisation in the colonial era and had heavily French-influenced, largely francophone literatures.

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""[An] informative study on the influence of French cultural and literature in China."" - Marie-Paule Ha, The University of Hong Kong, H-France Review Volume 18 (2018) ""This book, written in French, traces in 5 fascinating chapters and from different angles the links between France and Asia over a one-century period (from 1840 to 1940). This book is utterly gripping. It is engaging, whether you are a specialist or not, it shows erudition, finesse and originality. I totally loved reading it and learnt an amazing lot."" - Danièle Moore, Simon Fraser University Winner of the 2022 ""Prix du meilleur livre"" from the Canadian Association for 19th Century Francophone Studies (ACEF 19e siècle).

"""[An] informative study on the influence of French cultural and literature in China."" - Marie-Paule Ha, The University of Hong Kong, H-France Review Volume 18 (2018) ""This book, written in French, traces in 5 fascinating chapters and from different angles the links between France and Asia over a one-century period (from 1840 to 1940). This book is utterly gripping. It is engaging, whether you are a specialist or not, it shows erudition, finesse and originality. I totally loved reading it and learnt an amazing lot."" - Danièle Moore, Simon Fraser University Winner of the 2022 ""Prix du meilleur livre"" from the Canadian Association for 19th Century Francophone Studies (ACEF 19e siècle)."

This book, written in French, traces in 5 fascinating chapters and from different angles the links between France and Asia over a one-century period (from 1840 to 1940). This book is utterly gripping. It is engaging, whether you are a specialist or not, it shows erudition, finesse and originality. I totally loved reading it and learnt an amazing lot. Daniele Moore, Simon Fraser University

[An] informative study on the influence of French cultural and literature in China. - Marie-Paule Ha, The University of Hong Kong, H-France Review Volume 18 (2018) This book, written in French, traces in 5 fascinating chapters and from different angles the links between France and Asia over a one-century period (from 1840 to 1940). This book is utterly gripping. It is engaging, whether you are a specialist or not, it shows erudition, finesse and originality. I totally loved reading it and learnt an amazing lot. - Daniele Moore, Simon Fraser University Winner of the 2022 Prix du meilleur livre from the Canadian Association for 19th Century Francophone Studies (ACEF 19e siecle).

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Mathilde Kang is Lecturer at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Born in Shanghai, China, she has received her education in Québec in Canada. The multicultural course of her life and her strictly French-language education have led her to an interest in studying cultures made up of several mixed influences. Her main interest is the spreading of French culture outside Europe

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