Le bilinguisme dans les littératures d’expression française en Europe centrale et orientale: l’expérience de l’exil
Bilingualism in Francophone literatures in Central and Eastern Europe: the Experience of Exile
Author(s): Rennie YotovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Comparative Study of Literature, French Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: exile; bilingualism; Central and Eastern Europe; in-between-languages; Francophone
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the experience of exile among writers who have emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe (Agota Kristof, Emile Cioran, Milan Kundera, Julia Kristeva, Tzvetan Todorov) by establishing the concepts of exile, uprooting and disorientation. The in-between-languages shows the memory of the mother tongue and the situation of permanent discomfort in the adopted language – French.
Journal: Colloquia Comparativa Litterarum
- Issue Year: 6/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 166-174
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English, French