Narration identitaire et « fictions » du totalitarisme dans les essais autobiographiques de Norman Manea
Identity Narration and «Fictions» of Totalitarism in Norman Manea`s Autobiographical Essays

Summary/Abstract: Having been published in different socio-cultural contexts, the autobiographical essays included in Norma Manea’s memoir writings - Anii de ucenicie ai lui August Prostul and Despre Clovni: Dictatorul şi Artistul - point out a special type of identity-oriented fiction relevant to the creative profile of the writers facing the “History’ terror”. Beyond the covert internal traits specific to this type of memoir writing based on history’ “mise en intrigue” as well as on its “discursive affectivity” scenario – be it personal or socio-cultural contextualised history, of the writer himself – enhancing the double-faced “narrative identity” subjected both to the fictional and referential levels, the above mentioned works overtly display the imaginary place taken by the writer within the larger totalitarian socio-cultural context. Caught between the overt voicing of the clown’s mask and the de-construction of this symbolic role pointing out the artist’s double condition, these writings emphasize the sub-textual legitimating mythology validating the “resistance through culture” identity scenario.

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