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Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Abstract

Though its’s been over sixty years that the majority of African colonies have acquired their independence, the management of these young states remains wobbling nowadays. In Cameroon this unstable socio-political situation which is at the core of the many tensions of various intensity the country has known over the course of its history is both concerning and compelling. From a literary standpoint, this project focuses on the view that novelists such as Patrice Nganang and Nathalie Etoké have on this situation. Building on the Sartre’s question of the writer’s engagement, I will analyze the role of fiction in the social debate.

Bien que l’indépendance de la majorité des anciennes colonies africaines soit vieille d’environ soixante ans, la gestion de ces jeunes États reste toujours problématique et tatillonne de nos jours. Au Cameroun, cette situation socio-politique instable, qui est à la base de multiples tensions dont l’intensité a varié au cours de l’histoire du pays, préoccupe et interpelle. Cet article se focalise sur le regard que portent les romanciers, tels que Patrice Nganang et Nathalie Etoké, sur cette situation. Partant de la problématique de l’engagement de l’écrivain selon Sartre, il s’agit d’analyser la manière dont la fiction s’inscrit dans le débat social réel.

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