Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
The evolution of Malek Alloula’s works, an important poet of Algerian literature whose first works date back to the sixties, is analyzed by Yamna Abdelkader. Afterwards, she interviews him on his poetic work and its relationship to language. The poet thus explains his writing ; how he composes his poetry in relation to the creative process ; his technique ; the influence of its cultural origins, and its relationship to language. In using the term “phantom language”, the poet refers to the haunting presence of the Arabic language spoken in Algeria, which, while unseen, has a major influence on his written works in French language, in all its uncomfortable familiarity.
Recommended Citation
Abdelkader-Chaldi., Yamna
(2014)
"La « langue fantôme » : une présence familière dans l’écriture – Présentation du poète Malek Alloula suivie d’un Entretien,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 82:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol82/iss1/4
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