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The Algerian New Novel - The Poetics of a Modern Nation, 1950-1979 (Paperback)
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The Algerian New Novel - The Poetics of a Modern Nation, 1950-1979 (Paperback)
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Disputing the claim that Algerian writing during the struggle
against French colonial rule dealt almost exclusively with
revolutionary themes, The Algerian New Novel shows how Algerian
authors writing in French actively contributed to the experimental
forms of the period, expressing a new age literarily as well as
politically and culturally. Looking at canonical Algerian
literature as part of the larger literary production in French
during decolonization, Valerie K. Orlando considers how novels by
Rachid Boudjedra, Mohammed Dib, Assia Djebar, Nabile Fares, Yamina
Mechakra, and Kateb Yacine both influenced and were reflectors of
the sociopolitical and cultural transformation that took place
during this period in Algeria. Although their themes were rooted in
Algeria, the avant-garde writing styles of these authors were
influenced by early twentieth-century American modernists, the New
Novelists of 1940s-50s France, and African American authors of the
1950s-60s. This complex mix of influences led Algerian writers to
develop a unique modern literary aesthetic to express their world,
a tradition of experimentation and fragmentation that still
characterizes the work of contemporary Algerian francophone
writers.
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