La poétique de l’espace ceint. Le topos insulaire dans Soupir d’Ananda Devi

Authors

Antje Ziethen, Université de Toronto

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of the island topos in Sigh by the Mauritian writer Ananda Devi. The island transcends its physical boundaries and becomes the medium of a literary discourse on slavery and its consequences in the region of the Indian Ocean. Beyond its geography, the island is transformed into a social space, a historical monument, a psychological state and a poetic writing of space. The island and the text merge into an organic novelistic fabric that we call "textile."

Recommended Citation

Ziethen, Antje (2011) "La poétique de l’espace ceint. Le topos insulaire dans Soupir d’Ananda Devi," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 76: No. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol76/iss1/12