Un détail mineur d’Adania Shibli : Réécriture de l’Histoire, mémoire postcoloniale et intermédialité du témoignage

Abstract

Contemporary Palestinian literature serves as a vital space for preserving memory and challenging dominant narratives in a context marked by occupation, the erasure of identity, and historical violence. It is within this framework that the present study, devoted to Adania Shibli’s novel « Un détail mineur », is situated. It examines how the novel’s narrative portrays Palestinian women as figures of resistance and resilience, while contributing to a rewriting of history based on events relegated to the margins of official narratives. To shed light on this issue, a qualitative approach was adopted, drawing on discourse analysis, semiotics, postcolonial reading, the study of paratextual elements, and an interpretation of symbolic devices. The analysis shows that the choice of the Arabic language constitutes an affirmation of identity, that narrative and intermedial devices contribute to the reconstruction of a suppressed memory, and that the female figure becomes a symbol of the Palestinian land, dignity, and persistence. The analysis also highlights that the novel transforms literature into a space for testimony, cultural resistance, and the rehabilitation of marginalized voices, thereby confirming its role in transmitting collective memory and challenging dominant historical representations.