At literary altitude: Albert Camus's and Mouloud Feraoun's discourses on identity. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaci-Mohamed, Salah
• Is Part Of: Journal of North African studies. Volume 26:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 116
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Albert Camus -- Mouloud Feraoun -- misconception -- biased criticism -- double bind -- identity; Postcolonial literature -- North African literature -- Francophone literature -- cultural studies -- comparative literature -- literary criticism; Africa, North -- Periodicals; 961/.005
• DOI: 10.1080/13629387.2019.1676741
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1362-9387

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study argues that both Albert Camus's and Mouloud Feraoun's discourses on identity are distorted beyond recognition on account of interpretation of their achievements in political and polemical rather than literary critical terms and in disregard of their narratives. Recalling the precedence of literary discourse over the direct forms of discourse in terms of expressive power, this paper proposes a new interpretation of the two authors' concepts of identity based on their literary works.