Experimental nations, or, The invention of the Maghreb /
Jean-Paul Sartre's famous question, "For whom do we write?" strikes close to home for francophone writers from the Maghreb. Do these writers address their compatriots, many of whom are illiterate or read no French, or a broader audience beyond Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia? In Experim...
| Основен автор: | Bensmaia, Reda. |
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| Други автори: | Waters, Alyson, 1955- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English French |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
Translation/transnation.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286816 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Experimental nations, or, The invention of the Maghreb. |
| Резюме: |
Jean-Paul Sartre's famous question, "For whom do we write?" strikes close to home for francophone writers from the Maghreb. Do these writers address their compatriots, many of whom are illiterate or read no French, or a broader audience beyond Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia? In Experimental Nations, Reda Bensmaia argues powerfully against the tendency to view their works not as literary creations worth considering for their innovative style or language but as "ethnographic" texts and to appraise them only against the "French literary canon." He casts fresh light on the original literary strateg. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 215 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400825646 1400825644 9780691089362 0691089361 9780691089379 069108937X |