The narrative ellipsis in L’ Enfant de sable byTahar Ben Jelloun Cover Image

L’ ellipse dans le roman L’ Enfant de sable de Tahar Ben Jelloun
The narrative ellipsis in L’ Enfant de sable byTahar Ben Jelloun

Author(s): Sergiu Zagan
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Universitatea »Babes Bolyai« Cluj - Facultatea de St. Economice si Gestiunea Afacerilor
Keywords: ellipsis; narration; voice; narrator; discourse; story teller; Tahar Ben Jelloun.

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the narrative ellipsis in the novel The Sand Child, by Tahar Ben Jelloun. After a short introduction in which our intention is to outline the basics of the ellipsis and the importance of choosing Ben Jelloun’s novel, we focus on the ellipsis at three levels: the character, the narration and the narrator (type, multitude and voice). We also focus on the fact that The Sand Child is a never-ending narrative discourse, in which the completion of some gaps generates other gaps that can or cannot be completed.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-75
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: French