French Literature Reviews - 2026
É. Glissant, F. Noudelmann, L'entretien du monde
Philosophy, Anthropology and Ideas
Review published in Acta Fabula, no. 19: Alice Desquilbet, "The Intractable Concreteness of Édouard Glissant's Imaginary"
https://www.Fabula.org/revue/document11805.php
Bibliographic reference: Édouard Glissant, François Noudelmann, L'entretien du monde, Paris: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes, coll. Littérature Hors Frontière, 2018.
191 pages
EAN: 9782842928216
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A series of interviews in which the Martinican poet and philosopher reflects on politics, aesthetics, philosophy, and utopia.
Édouard Glissant, poet and philosopher, born in Martinique in 1928, is a key figure for understanding globality today. His concepts of creolization and nomadic identity offer valuable tools for decoding the transformations of the contemporary world. During the last ten years of his life, he engaged in regular conversations with François Noudelmann, who now publishes their public and private discussions.
The dialogues collected in this volume record the conversations between Édouard Glissant and François Noudelmann during the final decade of Glissant's life. Glissant, a poet and philosopher born in Martinique in 1928, reflects in these discussions on politics, aesthetics, philosophy, and utopia. His concepts of creolization and nomadic identity are often used to analyze the transformations of the contemporary world. This volume documents the public and private discussions held between the two men, situating his work within the broader framework of 20th-century Caribbean philosophy and the study of globality.
Glissant’s work is often associated with the concept of the Tout-Monde, a framework that examines relational, interconnected identities rather than monolithic cultural narratives. His intellectual project addresses the philosophical implications of global transformation and the state of contemporary society. Readers interested in the development of Caribbean literary theory and the evolution of Glissant’s philosophical lexicon may find this collection of interviews relevant to their studies.