«Forcer les portes de l’institution littéraire»: style et réception de La Québécoite au Québec et en Italie
“Forcer les portes de l’institution littéraire”: Style and Reception of La Québécoite in Québec and in Italy

Summary/Abstract: In order to fully comprehend the vast extent of Régine Robin’s knowledge, one must engage withall of her works. Spanning across various genres including essays, critiques, history, linguistics,and sociology, her body of work is a blend of everyday-life experiences and historical events.However, her literary style enables readers to discern the intricacies of this complex figure. Byexamining her novel La Québécoite and the relationship Robin established with the literary institutionin Québec, we can form hypotheses on why its reception was controversial and limited.The novel’s style serves as a significant introduction to literature and, as an author included inthe category of “écritures migrantes”, Robin critiques the meaning of the concept, revealing itsessentialism and exposing its underlying biases. This analysis then shifts focus to the Italianreception of Robin’s work, and the possibility for her novel to gain recognition in Italy.

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