Resumen de Découvrir son propre soi entre l'Occident et l'Orient: "Au temps du fleuve Amour" d'Andreï Makine en tant que roman d'apprentissage
The article examines the role of the Orient and the Occident, especially their crossing, in the construction of the self in Once Upon the River Love by Andreï Makine. Both types of the place, with their living conditions, customs, social relations, political discourses, or sceneries, have a great impact on young adolescents who try to define their selves, on the threshold of their adulthood, as it is common in coming-of-age novels. Assisted by educators and initiators, such as a prostitute, a film character, and an admirer of French literature, the young protagonists complete their formation, by discovering the selves of lover, warrior, and poet. However, the finding of the self, realised when the Orient meets the Occident, carries the risk of becoming “a pendulum”
