Conquering Literariness: Aesthetic Mutations in Contemporary Algerian Fiction Dream Fantastic, Humor and Hybrid Writings

Résumé

This article examines the formal transformations that characterize Algerian novelistic production since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Drawing on the analysis of representative works by Assia Djebar, Yasmina Khadra, Adlène Meddi, and Rabia Djelti, we show how the use of dreamlike, fantastical, and humorous registers, as well as hybrid forms of writing, contributes to the emergence of a more assertive litera-riness. These formal choices not only enable an aesthetic renewal but also offer critical perspectives on History and help redefine a plural “Algerianness.”

Keywords: Algerian Literature, Literariness, Oneirism, Hybrid Writing, Humor.