Mathilde Kang was born in Shanghai, China. She has received her education in Québec in Canada and has taught French and Francophone Studies at various universities in North-America and elsewhere. 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. Née à Shanghai et scolarisée au Québec, Mathilde Kang a jusque récemment été Maître de conférences à l'Université de Technologie Sydney. De parcours multi-culturel, assorti d'une formation purement francophone, elle se montre prédisposée aux études impliquant des cultures d'horizons divers et plus particulièrement la migration de la culture française vers d'autres continents.

• Introduction: for a Francophonie of cohabitation, I France at the gates of Cathay, II The affirmation of the French presence in Asia, III French offfshoots: the case of China, IV The birth of a literature of cohabitation, V France-Asia crossings: the case of the French corpus, Conclusion: towards a Francophonie of cohabitation, Selective Bibliography, Index

"[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

Mathilde Kang was born in Shanghai, China. She has received her education in Québec in Canada and has taught French and Francophone Studies at various universities in North-America and elsewhere. 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. Née à Shanghai et scolarisée au Québec, Mathilde Kang a jusque récemment été Maître de conférences à l'Université de Technologie Sydney. De parcours multi-culturel, assorti d'une formation purement francophone, elle se montre prédisposée aux études impliquant des cultures d'horizons divers et plus particulièrement la migration de la culture française vers d'autres continents.

• Introduction: for a Francophonie of cohabitation, I France at the gates of Cathay, II The affirmation of the French presence in Asia, III French offfshoots: the case of China, IV The birth of a literature of cohabitation, V France-Asia crossings: the case of the French corpus, Conclusion: towards a Francophonie of cohabitation, Selective Bibliography, Index

"[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

Mathilde Kang was born in Shanghai, China. She has received her education in Québec in Canada and has taught French and Francophone Studies at various universities in North-America and elsewhere. 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. Née à Shanghai et scolarisée au Québec, Mathilde Kang a jusque récemment été Maître de conférences à l'Université de Technologie Sydney. De parcours multi-culturel, assorti d'une formation purement francophone, elle se montre prédisposée aux études impliquant des cultures d'horizons divers et plus particulièrement la migration de la culture française vers d'autres continents.

• Introduction: for a Francophonie of cohabitation, I France at the gates of Cathay, II The affirmation of the French presence in Asia, III French offfshoots: the case of China, IV The birth of a literature of cohabitation, V France-Asia crossings: the case of the French corpus, Conclusion: towards a Francophonie of cohabitation, Selective Bibliography, Index

"[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