Branding the Beur Author focuses on the mainstream media promotion of literature written by the descendants of North African immigrants to France (often called beurs). These conversations between journalists and 'beur' authors delve into contemporary debates such as the explosio…
Authorship at a crossroads : the changing faces of French writing, 1983-2013 -- Mehdi Charef and the invention of beur writing -- Competing visions of minority authorship : Azouz Begag and Farida Belghoul -- Eyewitness narratives and the creation of the beurette -- Rachid Djaïda…
This book reconsiders authorship by the descendants of North African immigrants to France by consulting how these authors' novels have been discussed and promoted in the national audio-visual media.
Branding the Beur Author focuses on the mainstream media promotion of literature written by the descendants of North African immigrants to France (often called beurs). These conversations between journalists and 'beur' authors delve into contemporary debates such as the explosio…