What is it about?
When history isn't written, when the dead aren't properly buried and justice isn't served, is it possible that literature symbolically seeks to take the place of these failed institutions? This paper examines this hypothesis in the light of two novels written by the young generation of French-speaking writers from Lebanon: Wajdi Mouawad and Rami Zein.
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Why is it important?
The article shows the highly strategic anthropological role of narratives in societies. Whether expressed through literature or, more generally, the vast field of the arts, these narratives assume a thoroughly political function.
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I'm happy to share these results, because I feel it is important to demonstrate the decisive role of literature in our lives.
Sandra Barrère
Universite Bordeaux Montaigne
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This page is a summary of: On a Vacuum and How to Fill it: Literature at the Bedside of Failed Institutions, December 2024, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004710627_011.
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