INVENTING ONESELF TO EXIST: IMAGINATION, HISTORY AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY IN THE WORK OF DANIEL PENNAC Cover Image

S’INVENTER POUR EXISTER : IMAGINATION, HISTOIRE ET QUÊTE IDENTITAIRE CHEZ DANIEL PENNAC
INVENTING ONESELF TO EXIST: IMAGINATION, HISTORY AND THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY IN THE WORK OF DANIEL PENNAC

Author(s): Corina-Cristina Șotropa (Atofanei)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: imagination; self-narrative; identity;

Summary/Abstract: Identity-related issues constitute a constant presence in Daniel Pennac’s fictional universe. From childhood to adulthood, the characters -as well as the author-narrator himself -continually seek to withstand life’s adversities and to give meaning to their lived experiences. Imagination, dreams, and fiction ensure the coherence of self-narrative: they render reality bearable by reinventing it through the imagination. Fiction, in turn, draws nourishment from the novelistic details of reality. This study is based on a textual analysis of Daniel Pennac’s novel “Messieurs les enfants”.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 228-236
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French
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