Poétique de l’identité dans les Journaliers d’Isabelle Eberhardt
Poetics of Identity in Isabelle Eberhardt’s Diaries

Summary/Abstract: The works of the writer and traveler, Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904), question and analyze in depth North Africa and the Islamic society. While considering nomadism and solitude as expressions of her freedom, Eberhardt’s search of the Saharan desert becomes the driving force of her writing and identity. This article will examine her intimate diaries, where the Saharan landscape is at the crossroads of the encounter with the Other and the mystical depth of a spiritual journey. Moreover, we will question the nature of the "I" that fades in front of the image of the Saharan space, source of a plural and heterogeneous narrative identity.

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