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    Post Colonial Disillusionment: A Comparative Study of Salmane Rushdie’s Shame (1983) and Rachid Mimouni’s “ Le FleuveDétourné” (1982).
    (Université Mouloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou, 2025-07-07) Sadmi Dehbia
    This dissertation explores the postcolonial condition through a comparative study of Salmane Rushdie’s Shame (1983) and Rachid Mimouni Le Fleuve Détourné (1982). It argues that both novels examine the disillusionment that follows political independence, revealing how postcolonial elites reproduce the oppressive structures of colonial power. Using Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth as a main theoretical framework, along with elements of New Historicism and Marxist theory, the study analyzes how each author represents political violence, identity crises, and resistance through distinct narrative techniques. Rushdie’s use of magical realism and satire is contrasted with Mimouni testimonial ethics and symbolic realism. The findings show that while the two writers adopt different styles, both portray fragmented societies marked by betrayal and ideological manipulation. Their narratives serve as acts of resistance, offering alternative truths against official histories. In conclusion, Shame and Le Fleuve Détourné demonstrate the power of literature to critique failed postcolonial promises and give voice to silenced experiences.