Albert Camus's L'Étranger and "Les Muets": Violence and Reconciliation between Arab and Pied-Noir.

Contrary to the interpretations of Edward Said and other influential critics, this essay argues that Albert Camus, in his great novel L'Étranger, numerous journalistic essays over two decades, and an often overlooked short story, "Les Muets" (The Silent Men), sympathized with Arab grievances. He fav...

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Publicado en:Texas Studies in Literature & Language Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 76 - 106
Autor principal: SCHERR, ARTHUR
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Publicado: University of Texas Press Spring2017
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