« Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus

Reading the short stories of L’Exil et le Royaume, we show that Camusian heroes are all faced with the "solitaire ou solidaire" dilemma, that they aspire to communicate with the other and the world, in short, to the kingdom, but face a triple isolation – geographical, political and psychol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernando Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises 2015-05-01
Series:Carnets
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/1559
_version_ 1819146827563270144
author Fernando Gomes
author_facet Fernando Gomes
author_sort Fernando Gomes
collection DOAJ
description Reading the short stories of L’Exil et le Royaume, we show that Camusian heroes are all faced with the "solitaire ou solidaire" dilemma, that they aspire to communicate with the other and the world, in short, to the kingdom, but face a triple isolation – geographical, political and psychological – which proves to be the essence of their exile. However, we find that, because he is placed in a different geopolitical context – South America and not the pre-war Algeria – the protagonist of "La Pierre qui pousse" escapes this fate, the isolation and loneliness that can lead to solidarity and even brotherhood.
first_indexed 2024-12-22T13:20:07Z
format Article
id doaj.art-57b93aded7a84c2c9656607d5323c265
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1646-7698
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-22T13:20:07Z
publishDate 2015-05-01
publisher Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises
record_format Article
series Carnets
spelling doaj.art-57b93aded7a84c2c9656607d5323c2652022-12-21T18:24:29ZengAssociation Portugaise d'Etudes FrançaisesCarnets1646-76982015-05-01410.4000/carnets.1559« Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert CamusFernando GomesReading the short stories of L’Exil et le Royaume, we show that Camusian heroes are all faced with the "solitaire ou solidaire" dilemma, that they aspire to communicate with the other and the world, in short, to the kingdom, but face a triple isolation – geographical, political and psychological – which proves to be the essence of their exile. However, we find that, because he is placed in a different geopolitical context – South America and not the pre-war Algeria – the protagonist of "La Pierre qui pousse" escapes this fate, the isolation and loneliness that can lead to solidarity and even brotherhood.http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/1559Camus (Albert)isolationsolitarysolidaryexile
spellingShingle Fernando Gomes
« Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
Carnets
Camus (Albert)
isolation
solitary
solidary
exile
title « Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
title_full « Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
title_fullStr « Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
title_full_unstemmed « Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
title_short « Solitaire ou solidaire » dans L’Exil et le Royaume d’Albert Camus
title_sort solitaire ou solidaire dans l exil et le royaume d albert camus
topic Camus (Albert)
isolation
solitary
solidary
exile
url http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/1559
work_keys_str_mv AT fernandogomes solitaireousolidairedanslexiletleroyaumedalbertcamus