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The Shérazade Files: Journalism, Literature, and the Subject of Immigration.

Leïla Sebbar's Shérazade, 17 ans, brune, frisée, les yeux verts (1982) was one of the first French novels to explore the experiences of the 'beur generation.' The titular description of a teenaged runaway reads like a fait divers in a local newspaper, and indeed, the novel engages with media depicti...

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Published in:Esprit Createur Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 99 - 113
Main Author: Dobie, deleine
Format: Article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press Summer2026
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