{"product_id":"the-algerian-new-novel-the-poetics-of-a-modern-nation-1950-1979-paperback","title":"The Algerian New Novel: The Poetics of a Modern Nation, 1950-1979 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValérie K. Orlando\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisputing the claim that Algerian writing during the struggle against French colonial rule dealt almost exclusively with revolutionary themes, \u003ci\u003eThe Algerian New Novel\u003c\/i\u003e 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, Val rie K. Orlando considers how novels by Rachid Boudjedra, Mohammed Dib, Assia Djebar, Nabile Far s, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValérie K. Orlando, Professor of French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures at the University of Maryland, College Park, is the author of \u003ci\u003eScreening Morocco: Contemporary Film in a Changing Society, \u003c\/i\u003e among other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.73 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130519228551,"sku":"9780813939629","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2616c286c4bf8c763217299de9a1e32a.webp?v=1732611497","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-algerian-new-novel-the-poetics-of-a-modern-nation-1950-1979-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}