Essai de typologie des familles éclatées dans l’oeuvre romanesque de Calixthe Beyala

Authors

Clémentine Mansiantima Nzimbu, Université Laval

Abstract

In Calixthe Beyala’s novels, the narrators are in search of their own identity due to traumas experienced in broken families. The expression broken or shattered family (famille éclatée) is used in a broad way, pertaining to principles and responsibilities of marriage, particularly with children. The abandonment of a spouse, regardless of the motive, wounds the family unit. This study uses eight novels to examine the various configurations of families in which the place of biological parents is called into question. This study also shows that abandoned children, in the works of Beyala, cope with the absence of a parent.

Recommended Citation

Nzimbu, Clémentine Mansiantima (2016) "Essai de typologie des familles éclatées dans l’oeuvre romanesque de Calixthe Beyala," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 87: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol87/iss1/8