The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent : Religions and Conflicts in Francophone Literature from the Arab World.
Title:
The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent : Religions and Conflicts in Francophone Literature from the Arab World.
Author:
Bourget, Carine.
ISBN:
9781461662693
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (175 pages)
Series:
After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Religion, Politics, and Literature from the Francophone Arab World -- Chapter 1. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Amin Maalouf's Les croisades vuespar les Arabes and Les échelles du Levant, Myriam Antaki's Les versets du pardon -- Chapter 2. The Arab-Israeli Conflict Beyond the Middle East: Albert Memmi, Edmond Amran El Maleh, Farid Boudjellal, and Karin Albou -- Chapter 3. The Lebanese Civil War: Andrée Chédid's La maison sans racines and Evelyne Accad's L 'excisée -- Chapter 4. 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 -- Chapter 5. 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 -- Chapter 6. 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. -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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