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In the genre economy of the 1930s, the major role assigned to the novel was legitimized, among other things, by the publication of Maria Chapdelaine. Poets, however, were still well-known figures, present in periodicals and cultural institutions. The author's hypothesis is that radio—which allowed a wider public to hear their poetry and sometimes even their voice—is the element that most clearly shows the importance of poets in public space. She examines poetry broadcasts hosted by Robert Choquette and L'heure provinciale to understand the status of poetry and poets in Quebec society in the 1930s, and the role played by the oralization of poetry through radio broadcasts in making poetry accessible and providing it with legitimacy.
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This article offers an analysis of Mauritian author Barlen Pyamootoo's second novel, Le Tour de Babylone, which examines how a dual narrative voice projects two distinct visions of the city of Bagdad. On the one hand, Bagdad is completely transformed into a tourist attraction, specifically reimagined to entice the Western visitor. On the other hand, the protagonist is able to resist this touristic perspective and explores the city with a sensibility similar to that of Baudelaire's flâneur. In the end, it is the strength of the transnational flâneur's imagination that allows both Pyamootoo and his hero to superimpose their African homeland onto Iraq.
Keywords: Barlen Pyamootoo, tourisme, flâneur, transnational