Paradise Lost or the Image of Africa in the Novels by J.M.G. Le Clézio: Onitsha and The African Cover Image

Raj utracony, czyli obraz Afryki w powieściach J.M.G. Le Clézio: Onitsza oraz Afrykanin
Paradise Lost or the Image of Africa in the Novels by J.M.G. Le Clézio: Onitsha and The African

Author(s): Edyta Sacharewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: paradise lost; Africa; quest; Le Clezio’s works; travel

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the image of Africa presented in Le Clézio’s novels. The author claims that a part of childhood spent in Africa determined Le Clézio as a man and writer. This experience inspired him to write two novels: Onitsha and The African creating Africa as a place of infinite freedom that puts an end to fear imposed by the war.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 221-231
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish