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The research aims to explore how paternal absence influences individual identity in Marie-Hélène Lafon's novel.

The Poetics of Absence and Identity in the Novel History of the Son by Marie-Hélène Lafon

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The research aims to explore how paternal absence influences individual identity in Marie-Hélène Lafon's novel.
Narratological and semiotic analysis of the novel's structure and themes.
Reference to classical and contemporary French critical works by Gérard Genette, Paul Ricoeur, and Bruno Blanckeman.
Focus on the construction of narrative identity and family memory.
The absence of the father serves as a symbolic void impacting the protagonist's self-perception.
Identity is portrayed as a dynamic construct influenced by memory and family relationships.
The search for paternal connection represents a deeper quest for belonging and self-understanding.

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Analyzes the role of paternal absence shaping identity in contemporary French fiction, indicating its narrative significance.

Mohammed Zuhair Zaidan (2026) studied this question.

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