Abstract
This article analyses Le baobab fou, a novel by the Senegalese writer Ken Bugul, to study its representation, through humor, of the emancipation of African women and their view of traditional values and changing customs after Senegal and other African nations achieved independence in 1960. A sociocultural theory of humor is used to conduct the analysis.
Ken Bugul; Le Baobab Fou; Journey; Gender; Humor