The image of the father in the novels of Abdelkébir Khatibi

by Abderazak Jemli

Khatibi's image of the father is problematic, even inconstant. It is marked by absence and substitutes such as the faquih, the teacher, etc. in "La m moire tatou e". In "Le livre du sang", however, the image becomes symbolic and takes on three different facets: the real, the symbolic and the imaginary, according to Lacanian terminology. Abdelk bir Khatibi rewrites his biography to correct his negative paternity. He seeks a symbolic elsewhere in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6206215687
• ISBN13: 9786206215684
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"