Vaste est la prison
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Vaste est la prison is a semi-autobiographical novel by Algerian writer Assia Djebar that explores themes of female identity, memory, and the legacy of colonialism in Algeria.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vaste est la prison canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Assia Djebar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
constraints imposed on women by patriarchal structures
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impact of French colonization on Algerian society ⓘ relationship between personal memory and collective history ⓘ role of language in self-expression ⓘ silencing of women’s experiences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intersections of gender and colonialism
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lives of Algerian women ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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feminist literature ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasColonialContext | French colonial rule in Algeria ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | post-independence Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Francophone literature
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Maghreb literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Algerian history
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female identity ⓘ language and silence ⓘ legacy of colonialism ⓘ memory ⓘ women’s voices ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
fragmented narrative
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non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Assia Djebar’s literary exploration of Algerian women’s history ⓘ |
| setIn | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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