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The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent
Religions and Conflicts in Francophone Literature from the Arab World
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The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent
Religions and Conflicts in Francophone Literature from the Arab World
About this book
The Star, the Cross, and the Crescent analyzes fiction, films, comics, autobiographical narratives, and essays by Francophone Arab writers whose Christian (Accad, Antaki, Chédid, Maalouf), Jewish (Albou, Cixous, El Maleh, Memmi), Muslim (Bachi, Benaïssa, Benguigui, Ben Jelloun, Boudjedra, Boudjellal, Meddeb, Mimouni), and secular (Sebbar) backgrounds are emblematic of the diversity of the Francophone Arab world. It examines how these writers represent the intertwining of religion and politics against the backdrop of the current international political context and the resurgence of religion. Focusing on a series of disputes commonly framed in religious terms (with Islam as the common denominator for all: the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese and the Algerian civil wars, the affair of the Muslim headscarf in France, and 9/11), this book questions the effectiveness of the Francophone studies model in providing insights into the complexity of the Islamic Revival. The study concludes by unpacking the influence of politics on the translation of these works in the U.S. It brings heightened awareness to the modalities according to which a creative work can serve as a cultural mediator.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Religion, Politics, and Literature from the Francophone Arab World
- 1. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Amin Maaloufâs Les croisades vues par les Arabes and Les Ă©chelles du Levant, Myriam Antakiâs Les versets du pardon
- 2. The Arab-Israeli Conflict Beyond the Middle East: Albert Memmi, Edmond Amran El Maleh, Farid Boudjellal, and Karin Albou
- 3. The Lebanese Civil War: AndrĂ©e ChĂ©didâs La maison sans racines and Evelyne Accadâs LâexcisĂ©e
- 4. The Algerian Civil War: Rachid Boudjedraâs Le FIS de la haine, Rachid Mimouniâs De la barbarie en gĂ©nĂ©ral et de lâintĂ©grisme en particulier, and Une enfance algĂ©rienne
- 5. Islam and the French Republic: The Affair of the Muslim Headscarf in works by Tahar Ben Jelloun, Abdelwahab Meddeb, Amin Maalouf, Albert Memmi, LeĂŻla Sebbar, and Yamina Benguigui
- 6. Portrait of a Terrorist: Slimane BenaĂŻssa and Salim Bachiâs 9/11 Novels
- Conclusion: The Politics of Translation: Francophone Literature from the Arab World in the U.S.
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author