| Description |
x, 195 p. |
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After the empire : the Francophone world and postcolonial France |
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After the empire.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: religion, politics, and literature in the Francophone Arab world. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Amin Maalouf's Les Croisades vues par les Arabes and Les echelles du Levant, Myriam Antaki's Les versets du pardon -- The Arab-Israeli Conflict beyond the Middle East: Albert Memmi, Edmond Amran El Maleh, Farid Boudjellal, and Karin Albou -- The Lebanese Civil War: Andree Chedid's La maison sans racines and Evelyne Accad's L'excisee -- The Algerian Civil War: Rachid Boudjedra's Le FIS de la haine, Rachid Mimouni's De la barbarie en general et de l'integrisme en particulier, and Une enfance algerienne -- Islam and the French Republic: the affair of the Muslim headscarf in works by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Abdelwahab Meddeb, Amin Maalouf, Albert Memmi, Leila Sebbar, and Yamina Benguigui -- Portrait of a terrorist: Slimane Benaissa and Salim Bachi's 9/11 novels -- Conclusion: the politics of translation: Francophone literature from the Arab World in the U.S. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
North African literature (French) -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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French literature -- Arab authors -- History and criticism.
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French literature -- Arab countries -- History and criticism.
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French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Islam in literature.
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Social conflict in literature.
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Politics in literature.
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War in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739126578 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0739126571 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780739126585 |
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9781461662693 (electronic bk.) |
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