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Les identités blessées : onomastique, mal-être et quête de soi dans la littérature d´expression française.
Hamid Hocine, B. Marin
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This article examines how names impact identity, particularly for writers from francophone backgrounds affected by slavery and colonialism.
Abstract
This article aims at showing the impact of being given names, or being renamed in populations concerned by slavery and colonialism. It explores the way literature can help writers from francophone background to rebuild their lost identity while using the other language.
Citation format
HOCINE, Hamid; MARIN, B. Les identités blessées: Onomastique, mal-être et quête de soi dans la littérature d´expression française. Synergies Algerie, 2012: 13–25.