From The Desert To Oneself: Mystical Spatiality And Foundational Otherness In Eric-emmanuel Schmitt’s The Night Of Fire
Auteurs : Benyamina Kaouter .
Résumé
In this paper, the concept of travel thematic is presented in new sight by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, focusing on faith and desert in his story entitled La nuit de feu that published on 2015 in Albin Michel edition. This autobiography story had shown the path of the author across the Algerian desert. Indeed, the writer shares his journey and his experience in the great Algerian south. Thus, the Hoggar appears as a haven of silence and peace allowing the author to have a unique mystical experience. In this sense, we discover the night of fire/night of faith by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Furthermore, the meeting of the blue man makes the desert a space of otherness and interculturality. This article aims to understand the importance of spatial mobility and its impact on the life of the writer.
Mots clés
Desert ; Spatiality ; Otherness ; Interculturality ; Faith
