The Algerian War in French/Algerian Writing: Literary Sites of Memory

Author:   Jonathan Lewis
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
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Pages:   256
Publication Date:   05 October 2018
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This book analyses representations of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) in the literary output of French authors of Algerian origin, problematizing the extent to which these literary ‘sites of memory’ provide appropriate spaces of consensus for hitherto competing memories of the war. The Algerian War in French/Algerian Writing provides a comprehensive understanding of the development of writing by French authors of Algerian origin, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day.

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Author:   Jonathan Lewis
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9781786833044


ISBN 10:   1786833042
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   05 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: History and Fiction: Literary Spaces, Memorial Spaces Chapter 2: Marginalization, Violence and (Dis)Integration: Sites of Republican Memory and Legacies of the Algerian War Chapter 3: The Entanglement of Dominant and Other Histories: Representations of 17 October 1961 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Six decades on from its murderous paroxysm, the Algerian war remains unfinished business. In this important monograph, Jonathan Lewis charts the conflict's memorial trace in the literary production of the Algerian diaspora in France, exploring and explaining writing as a privileged site for understanding this durably traumatic war of decolonization. --Philip Dine, National University of Ireland, Galway This book is essential reading. Lewis's close, nuanced readings of literary texts are exemplary in the way they bring to the fore the significant contribution that literature can make to understanding the complex history of the Algerian war and its legacies. In doing so, Lewis makes the compelling and convincing case that to understand contemporary France we need to return to the open uncertainties of French/Algerian literature. --Patrick Crowley, University College Cork


This book is essential reading. Lewis's close, nuanced readings of literary texts are exemplary in the way they bring to the fore the significant contribution that literature can make to understanding the complex history of the Algerian war and its legacies. In doing so, Lewis makes the compelling and convincing case that to understand contemporary France we need to return to the open uncertainties of French/Algerian literature. --Patrick Crowley, University College Cork Six decades on from its murderous paroxysm, the Algerian war remains unfinished business. In this important monograph, Jonathan Lewis charts the conflict's memorial trace in the literary production of the Algerian diaspora in France, exploring and explaining writing as a privileged site for understanding this durably traumatic war of decolonization. --Philip Dine, National University of Ireland, Galway


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Dr Jonathan Lewis is a Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies at Bangor University. His research interests lie in francophone postcolonial literature, memory, and prisons and incarceration.

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