Le roman franco-algérien : lumière sur le 17 octobre 1961

Anne Marie Miraglia

doi:10.18352/relief.971

The Franco-Algerian novel: spotlight on 17 October 1961

Author(s)

Anne Marie Miraglia Université de Waterloo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/relief.971

Keywords:

violence d’état, 17 octobre 1961, roman franco-algérien, Nacer Kettane, Leïla Sebbar, Mehdi Lallaoui

Abstract

This study focuses on the fictional representation of the violent oppression by French police of Algerian demonstrators in Paris on October 17, 1961. Our objective is to examine the historical reality at the heart of three Franco-Algerian novels (Le Sourire de Brahim, La Seine était rouge and Une nuit d’octobre) and, in particular, their use of literary techniques such as polyphony to denounce the French state’s ‘oversight’ of institutional violence towards Algerians in France, specifically during and after the Algerian war of independence.

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Author Biography

Anne Marie Miraglia, Université de Waterloo

Anne Marie Miraglia est professeure titulaire au Département d'études françaises à l'Université de Waterloo. Elle a publié deux livres et plusieurs articles sur les romans québécois et francophones. Elle s'intéresse notamment à la littérature francophone maghrébine et au roman de l'immigration et de l'exil.

Anne Marie Miraglia is a full professor in the Department of French Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has published two books and numerous articles on Québécois and francophone literatures. Her most recent research publications are on Maghrebi francophone novels concentrating on questions of immigration and exile.

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Published

2017-12-20

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017): Contested Modernities

Section

II. Varia

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How to Cite

Miraglia, A.M. (2017) “The Franco-Algerian novel: spotlight on 17 October 1961”, RELIEF - REVUE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE, 11(2), pp. 67–83. doi:10.18352/relief.971.