Autobiography and independence

Description:

Kelly explores the relationship between the writer's self and literary expression through a study of the work of four North African writers and their complex relationship to language demonstrating the importance of their work as a way of restoring cultural memory denied by colonialism and nationalism.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  North African literature (French),  History and criticism,  Identity (Psychology) in literature,  African literature, history and criticism,  Self in literature

People: Mouloud Feraoun,  Abdelkebir Khatibi (1938-),  Assia Djebar (1936-),  Albert Memmi