FridayA provocative retelling of Robinson Crusoe, this classic of twentieth century French literature depicts the explorer's struggle to tame nature and the transformative power of his relationship with the indigenous character, Friday. One of the most commonly assigned books in French high schools, Friday mines the philosophical underpinnings of Defoe's original story, exploring concepts of imperialism, world building, and existentialism. Friday is the

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four teenagers

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Drawing on the black feminist tradition

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