Africa and the West
Volume 11, Numéro 13, Pages 70-85
2017-01-01

Intersubjective Memory In Maïssa Bey’s Entendez-vous Dans Les Montagnes

Authors : Vince Rebekah .

Abstract

In Maïssa Bey’s Entendez-vous dans les montagnes (2002), ‘the past is perfomatively regenerated [...] as if it were fully present’, to use LaCapra’s terminology, through the use of the present tense and the impetus of the train journey. What is more, Bey writes herself into her story, using the third person and combining internal reflection (through thought-tracking) and external articulation (through dialogue).

Keywords

Maïssa Bey ; Memory ; Entendez-vous dans les montagnes