Un orientalisme réinventé : Postures de Myriam Harry entre Europe, Afrique et Orient

This article focuses on the writer Myriam Harry, who put the East at the heart of her literary production. As an exceptional case among travellers of her time, Harry blended different cultural universes in her books, which is particularly true of D’Autres îles de volupté where Swahili, European and...

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Main Author: Maéva Bovio
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Language:English
Published: Université Clermont Auvergne 2018-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/1096
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title Un orientalisme réinventé : Postures de Myriam Harry entre Europe, Afrique et Orient
title_full Un orientalisme réinventé : Postures de Myriam Harry entre Europe, Afrique et Orient
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