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Author Nossery, Névine El

Title Unspeakable : Representations of Trauma in Francophone Literature and Art
Published Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Contents Part I. Performing the unspeakable -- part II. Constructing narrative voice and exploring generic tensions -- part III. Women and trauma -- part Ivolume Memory and amnesia in the representation of trauma
Summary The Unspeakable: Representations of Trauma in Francophone Literature and Art is situated at the crossroads of language, culture and genre; it contends that suffering transcends time, space and cultural specificity. Even when extreme trauma is silenced, it often still emerges in surprising and painful ways. This volume draws together examples from throughout the Francophone world, including countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Rwanda, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, New Caledoni ..
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Subject French literature -- History and criticism
French literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299974090
9781299974098
9781443853323
1443853321