Algerian New Novel: The Poetics of a Modern Nation, 1950-1979 Contributor(s): Orlando, Valerie K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813939615 ISBN-13: 9780813939612 Publisher: University of Virginia Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
Dewey: 843.914 |
LCCN: 2016055633 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.02" W x 9.06" (1.43 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Disputing the claim that Algerian writing during the struggle against French colonial rule dealt almost exclusively with revolutionary themes, The Algerian New Novel shows how Algerian authors writing in French actively contributed to the experimental forms of the period, expressing a new age literarily as well as politically and culturally. Looking at canonical Algerian literature as part of the larger literary production in French during decolonization, Val rie K. Orlando considers how novels by Rachid Boudjedra, Mohammed Dib, Assia Djebar, Nabile Far s, Yamina Mechakra, and Kateb Yacine both influenced and were reflectors of the sociopolitical and cultural transformation that took place during this period in Algeria. Although their themes were rooted in Algeria, the avant-garde writing styles of these authors were influenced by early twentieth-century American modernists, the New Novelists of 1940s-50s France, and African American authors of the 1950s-60s. This complex mix of influences led Algerian writers to develop a unique modern literary aesthetic to express their world, a tradition of experimentation and fragmentation that still characterizes the work of contemporary Algerian francophone writers. |