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The Language of Negritude in“The Suns of Independence”by Ahmadou Kourouma

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjehl.2021.v04i05.003

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“The Suns of Independence” by Ahmadou Kourouma is considered as one of the prominent novels in African postcolonial literature. Adopting the style of a traditional storyteller, Kourouma creates a new method of expression mixing French language with his native tongue Malinke. For him, this innovative form of writing served as a powerful weapon to mobilize his people for the liberation from colonialism. With this intention, Kourouma aimed to find a means to free his people from the linguistic hegemony of the colonial language. While showing the equality and mutual linguistic dignity of both tongues, Kourouma had become a great defender of African civilization. Our aim, in this paper, is to investigate how Kourouma applied new language style to convey the Malinke experience literally. From Kourouma’s perspective, distorting the French language is an ultimate way to express his ideas and feelings and claim his identity as an African with African civilization.

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