LOOKING FOR THE REMNANTS OF HISTORICAL MEMORY THROUGH AFROPEAN IDENTITIES IN THE WORKS OF LÉONORA MIANO
ABSTRACT (en)
The paper analyzes in depth two works by the Cameroonian writer Léonora Miano. This author represents the contemporary migration writing coming from Subsaharan Africa, denotated sometimes as migritude and dealing with subjects such as migrations, exiles, hybridity, postcolonialism and post-postcolonialism and the individual vs collective experience. The paper focuses more closely on one particular aspect of her writing: the representation of the historical memory of Africa, through the newly established Afropean identity of her characters, who strive to find their place between Europe and Africa.
KEYWORDS (en)
Léonora Miano — migritude — Saison de l’ombre — Intérieur de la nuit — history — memory — Afropean identity — migration — exile
KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA (cs)
Léonora Miano — migritude — Období stínu — Vnitřek noci — dějiny — paměť– Afropská identita — migrace — exil
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14712/23366729.2020.1.10
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