The star, the cross, and the crescent : religions and conflicts in Francophone literature from the Arab world / Carine Bourget.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourget, Carine.

Series:

After the empire.

After the empire : the Francophone world and postcolonial France

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North African literature (French)--20th century--History and criticism.

North African literature (French).

French literature--Arab authors--History and criticism.

French literature.

French literature--Arab countries--History and criticism.

French literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Islam in literature.

Social conflict in literature.

Politics in literature.

War in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent examines how Francophone writers from the Maghreb and the Near East represent the intertwining of religion and politics in various disputes, such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese and Algerian civil wars, the affair of the Muslim headscarf in France, and 9/11. It analyzes fiction, films, comic books, autobiographical narratives, and essays from the Arab world against the backdrop of the current international political context of Islamic fundamentalism and Western prejudices against Islam.

Contents:

Introduction: religion, politics, and literature in the Francophone Arab world. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Amin Maalouf's Les Croisades vues par les Arabes and Les échelles du Levant, Myriam Antaki's Les versets du pardon

The Arab-Israeli Conflict beyond the Middle East: Albert Memmi, Edmond Amran El Maleh, Farid Boudjellal, and Karin Albou

The Lebanese Civil War: Andrée Chédid's La maison sans racines and Evelyne Accad's L'excisée

The Algerian Civil War: Rachid Boudjedra's Le FIS de la haine, Rachid Mimouni's De la barbarie en général et de l'intégrisme en particulier, and Une enfance algérienne

Islam and the French Republic: the affair of the Muslim headscarf in works by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Abdelwahab Meddeb, Amin Maalouf, Albert Memmi, Leïla Sebbar, and Yamina Benguigui

Portrait of a terrorist: Slimane Benaïssa and Salim Bachi's 9/11 novels

Conclusion: the politics of translation: Francophone literature from the Arab World in the U.S.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-21656-8

1-4616-6269-9

1-283-61471-5

9786613927163

OCLC:

812522886