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The Algerian War Retold - Of Camus's Revolt and Postwar Reconciliation (Paperback)
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The Algerian War Retold - Of Camus's Revolt and Postwar Reconciliation (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
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The Algerian War Retold: Of Camus's Revolt and Postwar
Reconciliation focuses on specific aspects of Albert Camus's
ethical thought through a study of his writings in conjunction with
late 20th- and early 21st-century works written by Franco-Maghrebi
authors on the topic of the Algerian War (1954-1962). It combines
historical inquiry with literary analysis in order to examine the
ways in which Camus's concept of revolt -- in his novels,
journalistic writing, and philosophical essays -- reverberates in
productions pertaining to that war. Following an examination of
Sartre's and Camus's debate over revolution and violence, one that
in another iteration asks whether FLN-sponsored terrorism was
justified, The Algerian War Retold uncovers how today's writers
have adopted paradigms common to both Sartre's and Camus's oeuvres
when seeking to break the silence and influence France's national
narrative. In the end, it attempts to answer the critical questions
raised by literary acts of violence, including whether Camusian
ethics ultimately lead to justice for the Other in revolt. These
questions are particularly poignant in view of recent presidential
declarations in response to years of active pressure applied by
associations and other citizens' groups, prompting the French
government to acknowledge the state's abandonment of the harkis,
condemn the repression of peaceful protest, and recognize the
French army's systematic use of torture in Algeria.
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