La disparition de la langue française of Assia Djebar: Feminine Territories, Shadows and Lights, or the Pitching between the Languages and the Time

Abstract

The autofictional side of Assia Djebar is particularly obvious in La Disparition de la langue française. This work is focused on some singularly attractive topics : starting from a male protagonist, Berkane, we intend to clear the linguistic ground that is said to be through diverse horizons. Languages become feminine territories : first her mother ; Marise, the woman from the other river bank, tomb of light ; Nadjia, the visitor, shadow and call from the roots. The landscapes show the progressive loss of the language of the Other, leading to silence, despair and death