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Experimental Nations: Or, the Invention of the Maghreb
Réda Bensmaïa
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Description for Experimental Nations: Or, the Invention of the Maghreb
Paperback. Tracing the move from the anticolonial, nationalist, and arabist literature of the early years to the relative cosmopolitanism and diversity of Maghrebi francophone literature today, this title draws on contemporary literary and postcolonial theory to "deterritorialize" its study. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBM; 1HBT; 2ADF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
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 strategies many such writers have deployed to reappropriate their ... Read more
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 strategies many such writers have deployed to reappropriate their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Translation/Transnation
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691089379
SKU
V9780691089379
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About Réda Bensmaïa
Reda Bensmaia is University Professor of French Studies and Comparative Literature at Brown University. He is the author of "The Barthes Effect", "The Year of Passages", and a novel entitled "Alger ou la maladie de la memoire".
Reviews for Experimental Nations: Or, the Invention of the Maghreb
Honorable Mention for the 2003 Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Studies