Littérature congolaise : imaginaire et miroir de l’urgence sociale

Authors

Ngwarsungu Chiwengo, Creighton University/Université de Lubumbashi

Abstract

Congolese literature of urgency is the historical conscience which informs the conscience of history, a therapeutic medium which allows the reader to transcend national trauma and to articulate the future. As the foundation of the metadiscourse of Congolese realities, it is the counter-discourse of Western and national cultural domination, the erasure of the national voice, the traumatism of dictatorships, invasions, and political and social conflicts maintained. It therefore condemns theological, political domination and advocates for nationalism, the reconstruction of Congolese identity while affirming Congolese desire to auto-determine their future in a country where truth is extirpated from political euphemisms.

Recommended Citation

Chiwengo, Ngwarsungu (2016) "Littérature congolaise : imaginaire et miroir de l’urgence sociale," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 87: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol87/iss1/9