Abstract
The article shows how Chamoiseau's technique of mise en abyme contributes to a poetics of 'diffraction' by examining imbricated narratives and the homodiegetic narrator in the 2007 novel 'Un Dimanche au cachot'. The analysis nuances previous evaluations and descriptions of Chamoiseau's poetics and demonstrates that this particular novel marks a turning point in his development by presenting the homodiegetic narrator fully for the last time, and by enacting a mechanism of 'diffraction' that attracts, or entraps, the attention of the reader towards one 'récit' or narrator, only to deflect it outwards again towards others in a movement that owes everything to Glissantian 'Relation'.
| Translated title of the contribution | Patrick Chamoiseau, mise en abyme and 'diffraction' |
|---|---|
| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 129-141 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Interculturel Francophonies |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | nov-dec |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- chamoiseau, mise en abyme, french literature, antilles, poetics