Francophone literature is literature written in the French language. Most often the term is misused to refer only to literature from francophone countries outside France, but this category includes French Literature, or Literature of France, that is literature written by French authors. Francophone literature therefore applies to the whole French-speaking world in the broadest sense of the term. In fact, the family includes all literature in French from countries where French is the native language (as in France, Quebec, and part of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and Switzerland), where it is the official language (eg. in schools and government, see Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and a good portion of central Africa) or where it is just a vehicular language (eg. used for business purposes). Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Look up Francophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak other traditional non-French languages. ... French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak other traditional non-French languages. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or Luxemburg is a landlocked state in the north-west of the continental European Union, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...

Francophone literature may refer to aspects of:

• Literature of France
• Literature of Belgium
• Literature of the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg
• Literature of Switzerland
• Literature of Canada
  • List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec
  • Literature of Quebec
    • List of Quebec authors
• Literature of francophone Africa
  • Postcolonial literature
  • List of African writers (by country)

French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak other traditional non-French languages. ... Because Belgium is a bilingual country, Belgian literature is divided into the two main languages spoken in the country - French and Dutch or Flemish - and discussed under the languages of these countries : France and Dutch. ... There is no such thing as a Swiss national vernacular literature properly speaking, this being explained by the diversity between the states of which it is composed, which has not favored any common intellectual life. ... How to describe the literature of a nation is often debatable, and is also in natural flux throughout the nations history, so this beginners guide to Canadian literature will offer links to as many actual Canadian authors as possible so the reader can weigh what is being said... Although most Canadian francophone writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada. ... This is an article about Literature in Quebec, a province of Canada. ... This is a list of Quebec authors. ... Postcolonial literature is a branch of Postmodern literature concerned with the political and cultural independence of peoples formerly subjugated in colonial empires. ... African Writers (by country): This is a list of prominent and notable literary figures from the African continent, listed by country, including poets, novelists, childrens writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country. ...

Examples of francophone writers

• List of French language poets
• List of French language authors
• Georges Simenon (Belgium)
• Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgium)
• Léopold Sédar Senghor (Senegal)
• Samuel Beckett (Ireland)
• Blaise Cendrars (Switzerland)
• Émile Nelligan (Canada)
• Roland Michel Tremblay (Canada)
• Khal Torabully (Mauritius)

Poets who have written in the French language: // A Guillaume Apollinaire Louis Aragon Agrippa dAubigné B Charles Baudelaire Jean-Antoine de Baïf Béroul Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux André Breton C Blaise Cendrars Jean Chapelain René Char Chrétien de Troyes Paul Claudel Jean Cocteau Tristan Corbière... Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality), by date of birth. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, Belgian author Count Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist. ... Léopold Sédar Senghor (October 9, 1906 – December 20, 2001) was a Senegalese poet and politician who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). ... Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet. ... Frédéric Louis Sauser (September 1, 1887 - January 21, 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet. ... // Biography Émile Nelligan (December 24, 1879 - November 18, 1941) was a French language poet from Quebec, Canada. ... Roland Michel Tremblay (born October 15, 1972, in Quebec City, Canada) is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and sci-fi consultant. ... Khal Torabully, a Mauritian and French poet, is closely associated to his concept of coolitude. ...

See also

• La Francophonie