Postcolonial Dimension of Venus Khoury-Gata’s Novel Les Fiancées du Cap Ténès
2021 ◽
Vol IX(257)
(75)
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pp. 41-44
The article aims to analyze a novel by the Franco-Lebanese writer Venus Khoury-Gata Les Fiancées du Cap Ténès (1995) in the light of the postcolonial discourse. The text is viewed through the lens of the writer’s irony, carnival and travesty as essential components of the writing, as well as of rereading History within postmodernism. The paper illustrates how the writer’s ironic representation serves to question imperialistic patterns, whereas the strategies of carnivalization and travesty appear as powerful tools for the novel’s heroines to take revenge against the colonial patriarchal reality and, ultimately, mystify History written by men.
2020 ◽
Vol 07
(02)
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pp. 1-3
2020 ◽
Vol 60
(12)
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pp. 958-963
2020 ◽
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