Abstract
This article examines the role of symbolism in the novelistic universe of Tahar Ben Jelloun, a major figure of French-language Maghrebi literature. After outlining the genre’s key features (cultural hybridity, identity issues, and voices of the marginalized), the study offers a thematic reading of recurrent symbols. It focuses on pairs such as earth/sea and red/blue, as well as the numbers seven/five, analyzing their occurrences, contexts, and connotative values (origins, exile, memory, violence, desire, and the sacred). The paper shows how these signs structure Ben Jelloun’s poetics and invite critical interpretation of social realities.
Recommended Citation
EL AREF, Ouidiane
(2018)
"SYMBOLISM IN TAHAR BEN JELLOUN’S NOVELS,"
Faits de Langue et Société (FLS): Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/fls/vol4/iss1/5