La délimitation du champ littéraire dans les romans d’Ahmadou Kourouma

Abstract

The aim of this article is to socially and literally mark out Ahmadou Kourouma's literature work in the literally field of African francophone literature by following Bourdieu's theory. The first part of the article analyses Kourouma's work from a social point of view by following the below criteria: Borders permeability, readership, self economic government, publishing business and legitimization process. The essay also defines the position of the author and his work according to the social specifics of the African Francophone literature. The Second part of the article evaluate Kourouma's sens of belonging of literature to the literally field from a textual point of view and taking into account the oral tradition, insecurity and otherness.