Writing postcolonial France : haunting, literature, and the Maghreb /

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This book examines the way in which France has failed to come to terms with the end of its empire, and is now haunted by the legacy of its colonial relationship with North Africa. It examines the form assumed by the ghosts of the past in fiction from a range of genres (travel writing, detective fict...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barclay, Fiona, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2011.
Subjects:
1900-1999
French fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > French-speaking countries > History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Imperialism > Psychological aspects.
Colonies in literature.
Literature and history > France > History > 20th century.
Postcolonialism > France.
Postcolonialism > French-speaking countries.
Roman français > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman français > Francophonie > Histoire et critique.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Impérialisme > Aspect psychologique.
Colonies dans la littérature.
Littérature et histoire > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Postcolonialisme > France.
Postcolonialisme > Francophonie.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Colonies in literature
French fiction
Imperialism > Psychological aspects
Literature and history
Postcolonialism
Postcolonialism in literature
France
French-speaking countries
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The return of the colonial in Le Clézio, Bona and Sebbar
  • 17 October 1961: haunting in Kettane, Sebbar, Maspero and Daeninckx
  • Writing from Algeria: haunted narratives in Cardinal and Cixous
  • Abjection: the stranger within in Prévost and Bouraoui.

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