وجوه ألبير كامي في الرواية الجزائرية المعاصرة، دراسة في الرؤيا

Abstract

Given the prominent role played by the French thinker and writer Albert Camus in literary and critical circles, he has become a phenomenon and a subject of multifaceted issues, necessitating study and analysis within world literature. Our study focuses on this phenomenon in Algerian literature, as it is the closest to him in terms of its most crucial aspect: his affiliation and geographical proximity to the writers and literary figures who were his contemporaries, as well as those who have continued to engage with his work even after his death and to this day. Therefore, our thesis includes various approaches to his controversial life, including the reasons for his affiliation and the opinions of Algerian critics and writers who were his contemporaries, as well as their stances towards him. It then delves into the contemporary Algerian novel and the ways in which it intersects with his life, works, and philosophy. The study concluded by highlighting Albert Camus's place in the Algerian cultural consciousness, a consciousness oscillating between literary and philosophical glorification and political and historical rejection stemming from his dual nature. This is further underscored by the multiplicity of his representations within contemporary Algerian novels and the varying interpretations of his work depending on its prevalence. This clearly reflects the ongoing debate surrounding him from his rise to fame to the present day. Consequently, this research contributes to opening up and broadening the horizons for reading Albert Camus in other cultural contexts and in light of the interaction of his thought and literature with various nationalities. The study necessitated the adoption of a socio-textual approach, as it analyzes literary phenomena within their social contexts.