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[...] In this sense, fiction allows a cultural approach in which there is an understanding of otherness and intercultural understanding. This makes it possible to occupy the literary and cinematographic space, and to account for a certain 'memory' according to the approach of certain authors like Edward Ousselin (Ousselin, 2014)16. Now this applies precisely to Algerian Jews who experienced a more particular history during this period. In this precise context, fiction offers a unique window into the experience of Algerian Jews, allowing readers and viewers to immerse themselves in perspectives different from their own reality. [...]
[...] In these conditions, the exploration of the role of fiction in understanding the emotions and traumas of Algerian Jews under the Vichy regime represents a narrative form that offers a window of empathy and emotional understanding. Indeed, we can take the example of Tahar Ben Jelloun's novel, La Nuit Sacrée, which plunges into the depths of Jewish and Muslim identity in Algeria, exploring feelings of marginalization, alienation, and inner struggle through the characters within an Algeria that seems itself divided before, during, and after the Vichy regime (Bourget, 1999)3. [...]
[...] Diversity of Experiences within the Algerian Jewish Community and Limits of Represented Voices Bibliography I. La fiction as testimony and exploration of experiences Through fiction, and particularly through fictional narratives, novels, and cinema, authors have sought to convey a valuable testimony about the condition of Algerian Jews present in metropolitan France and Algeria during World War II. Indeed, the study of these artistic texts allows us to understand this human condition from a different analytical angle, and how exchanges took place with public authorities (notably the Vichy regime) and Algerian Jews. [...]
[...] Cartouches gauloises, by Mehdi Charef 1. Esprit, 241-244. - Videau, A. (2007). Cartouches gauloises, French film by Mehdi Charef (2007). Hommes & Migrations, 1268(1), 233-234. - Ville, I. (2006). René Char: a poetics of resistance: being and doing in the Feuillets d'Hypnos (Vol. 6). Presses Paris Sorbonne. [...]
[...] Céline, a sinister exception. Review of the History of the Shoah 285-310. https://doi.org/10.3917/rhsho.198.0285 - Faingnaert, V. (2019, June). Rome, a fiction between historical research and cultural representations. In Historical Fiction: Theoretical and Ideological Issues. - Foll-Luciani, L. (2015). Algerian Jews in the anticolonial struggle. Dissident trajectories (1934-1965). Rennes (Presses universitaires de) - Fourgeau, C. [...]
