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L'aventure de l'ecriture dans le roman belge

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Francoise Collin's 1962 novel 'Rose qui peut' tells the story of the orphan Rose whose parents were killed during a bombing. The explosive structure of the book resembles what happens during a bombing. The heroine's interest in word and gesture keeps her from the immobility of death. This book was a landmark of the 1970s decade.The text of the article is in French.

Author: Boustani, Carmen
Publisher: American Association of Teachers of French
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1997
20th century AD, Rose qui peut (Book), Collin, Francoise

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Jeanne d'Arc visits Paris in 1912: dramatis personae and personification

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A novel about Joan of Arc for young people, 'Le Page de Jehanne' (1912) by the Comtesse d'Houdetot, is discussed, with a focus on the work's ideological conflicts. Topics include gendered categories, urban space, verbal ambiguity, the ideal of androgyny, and women's situation in 1912.

Author: Snipes-Hoyt, Carolyn
Publisher: American Association of Teachers of French
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
Social aspects, Women, Portrayals, Joan of Arc, Saint, Sex roles, Sex role in literature

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Malaquais, Malacki, "Malacquis! Malaucul!": une ecriture de guerre au jour le jour (1939-1942)

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The World War II account 'Journal de guerre suivi de Journal du meteque' by Jean Malaquais is discussed. The work is discussed from historical, biographical and stylistic perspectives. Article text is in French.

Author: Steele, Stephen
Publisher: American Association of Teachers of French
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
Wars, Literature, World War II, 1939-1945, War and literature, 1940s (Decade) AD, Malaquais, Jean

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Subjects list: Criticism and interpretation, French literature, France
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