Abstract
In his 1968 book Le Roman maghrébin (The Maghribi Novel) Moroccan critic and novelist Abdelkebir Khatibi asserts the importance of the Maghribi novel in shaping and being shaped by social and political issues in the region. Khatibi’s work represents one of the earliest attempts to formulate an aesthetics and politics of Maghribi literature, with a particular focus on the strongly emerging genre of the novel during the decolonisation period of the 1950s and 1960s. A belief in the role of literature as a powerful force in mobilising social and political consciousness against hegemony and oppression has not abated. To the present day, literature is perceived as a tool to intervene and shape local, national and regional awareness. When considered critically, the Maghribi novel, its multilingual co-constitution and its complex aesthetics and politics are intertwined with the historical, social and political developments in the region.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook on the Modern Maghrib |
| Editors | George Joffe |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 286-302 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429999659 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138585294 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2023 |