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Al-Andalus and Polylingualism in Amin Maalouf’s Léon l’Africain

Panel: 
Nation and the Mother Tongue(s)
Abstract: 

Focusing on polylingualism in Amin Maalouf’s novel Léon l’Africain(1986), this paper examines how postcolonial interpretations of al-Andalus (Medieval Iberia) resist notions of nationalism involving the codification of national languages, territorial (re)conquest and mutually exclusive identity labels.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Eleonore
Last Name: 
Veillet
Institution: 
Johns Hopkins University