L'HISTOIRE D'UNE QUETE IDENTITAIRE DANS MADE IN MAURITIUS D'AMAL SEWTOHUL.

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  • Author(s): TOMESCU, RODICA1
  • Source:
    Annals of the University of Oradea, Romanian Language & Literature Fascicule / Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Seria Filologie, Fascicula Limba şi Literatura Română. 2014, Vol. 21, p107-111. 5p.
  • Additional Information
    • Alternate Title:
      THE STORY OF A QUEST FOR IDENTITY IN MADE IN MAURITIUS BY AMAL SEWTOHUL.
    • Subject Terms:
      Sewtohul, Amal; Made in Mauritius (Book); Exoticism in literature; Protagonists (Persons) in literature; Globalization
    • Abstract:
      Amal Sewtohul's third novel, "Made in Mauritius", tackles exoticism in relation to emmigration and creolisation. Through the voice of its protagonist, Laval, of a ChineseMauritian extraction, applying for Australian citizenship, we are offered samples of an exotic world with anchors in the social and the political issues of globalisation. The novel exposes some intcrogations, such as what constitutes a nation nowadays and it gives us clues to reflect on words like nationalism, transnationalism and globalisation. Mauritius, as Laval's birthplace, is not a monolithic nation, but a nation «arc-cn-ciel», made of the sum of the histories of the inhabitants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Le troisième roman d'Amal Sewtohul, "Made in Mauritius", raconte par la voix de son principal protagoniste, Laval, un Sino-Mauricien, des tranches de vie dans un monde exotique, aux échos politiques et sociaux. En fait, l'histoire de Laval n'en est pas une mais une somme d'histoires liées aux communautés qui cohabitent sur l'île, le roman posant une interrogation sur ce qui constitue une nation. Sa lignée illustre tres bien le processus de creolisation qui va de paire avec la suppression des frontieres et la globalisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]