Appearing on the literary scene in 1992 with Hygiene of the Assassin, Amélie Nothomb immediately enjoyed enormous media success, so that her works became bestsellers, read by thousands of readers and translated into 40 languages. And if literary critics do not accept it unanimously, several literary prizes have been awarded to her during these years while many studies have examined her work from several points of view. This study will examine a less considered aspect of her writing, the metalinguistic reflection, which seems to characterize the novel's universe of Amélie Nothomb. Many studies concentrate on the proper names present in the works of Nothomb. However, it is equally interesting to analyze the role of common names in her works, often studied and commented from the metalinguistic and etymological point of view. It will also lead to observe the role that these reflections have in the text and, more generally, in the novelistic construction of the author, which consists in a continuous and tight reflection on the language, of which Nothomb develops all the potentialities.

Amélie au pays des mots : la réflexion métalinguistique dans l’œuvre d’Amélie Nothomb

M. Centrella
2021-01-01

Abstract

Appearing on the literary scene in 1992 with Hygiene of the Assassin, Amélie Nothomb immediately enjoyed enormous media success, so that her works became bestsellers, read by thousands of readers and translated into 40 languages. And if literary critics do not accept it unanimously, several literary prizes have been awarded to her during these years while many studies have examined her work from several points of view. This study will examine a less considered aspect of her writing, the metalinguistic reflection, which seems to characterize the novel's universe of Amélie Nothomb. Many studies concentrate on the proper names present in the works of Nothomb. However, it is equally interesting to analyze the role of common names in her works, often studied and commented from the metalinguistic and etymological point of view. It will also lead to observe the role that these reflections have in the text and, more generally, in the novelistic construction of the author, which consists in a continuous and tight reflection on the language, of which Nothomb develops all the potentialities.
2021
Apparue sur la scène littéraire en 1992 avec Hygiène de l’assassin, Amélie Nothomb a immédiatement connu un succès médiatique énorme, de sorte que ses œuvres sont devenues des best-sellers lus par des milliers de lecteurs et traduits dans 40 langues. Et si elle ne fait pas l’unanimité chez la critique littéraire, néanmoins, pendant ces années, plusieurs prix littéraires lui ont été attribués alors que de nombreuses études ont examiné son œuvre sous plusieurs points de vue. Cette étude va examiner un aspect moins considéré de son écriture, la réflexion métalinguistique, qui semble caractériser l’univers romanesque d’Amélie Nothomb. Si quelques travaux prennent en examen les noms propres présents dans l’œuvre de cette auteure, il n’est pas moins intéressant d’analyser, dans l’ensemble de l’œuvre nothombienne, comment s’articulent les réflexions métalinguistiques concernant non seulement les noms propres mais aussi les noms communs, qui ne font pas moins l’objet de commentaires, explications étymologiques et métalinguistiques. Cela conduira également à observer le rôle que ces réflexions ont dans le texte et, plus en général, dans la construction romanesque de l’auteure, qui consiste dans une réflexion continue et serrée sur le langage, dont Nothomb développe toutes les potentialités.
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