Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
This article analyzes the fictionalization of Cameroonian urban socio-political and geographical realities as well as the literary effects derived from the inclusion of real urban spaces in the novel. Based on the concepts of ecology of fear and existential territory, it shows that in Cameroon urban novels, the physical environment is a factor of instability of individuals and communities. It speculates that, in the novels studied, physical environment crystallizes political, social and psychological fears and anguish and presents itself as an important issue both in the interpretation of literary texts and in the resolution of postcolonial crises.
Recommended Citation
Lassi, Étienne-Marie
(2015)
"L’inscription territoriale de la peur dans le roman urbain camerounais de langue française,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 84:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol84/iss1/6
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