Open AccessReprésentations stéréotypées de la femme célibataire chez Leïla Marouane et Kaouther Adimi
Author(s) -
Magdalena Malinowska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanica silesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9887
pISSN - 1898-2433
DOI - 10.31261/rs.2019.16.23
Subject(s) - status quo , criticism , humanities , gender studies , sociology , literature , art , political science , law
In this paper, the author analyzes the stereotypical representations of single woman from two French-language Algerian novels: Les Pierres dans ma poche by Kaouther Adimi and La fille de la Casbah by Leïla Marouane. By using different literary techniques, the chosen writers formulate a severe criticism of contemporary Algerian society which, despite the hard-won liberties of the second sex, maintains the status quo by enclosing women in stereotypical social roles and by stigmatizing those who do not do not conform to societal standards.