Abstract
The Naked Bread was the first novel written by Moroccan writer Mohammed Chukri. The author himself has described it as an autobiographical work, for it narrates the misadventures of a kid from the rural Rift migrating with his family to Tangiers, where they settle in a slum. The novel illustrates the passing from rural poverty to urban destitution in the Morocco of the Spanish Protectorate. By analyzing the novel, Castano Madronal discusses the validity of literary works as suitable sources of ethnographic data for the social conditions reigning in the underprivileged areas of Moroccan cities. A parallel can be established with current rural migration to urban areas and to countries north of Morocco. The analysis builds upon the hypothesis of an ethnoliterature that draws from literary sources to approach the social reality ethnographically. Ethnoliterature can be a useful source for cultural knowledge prior to ethnographic study. It can also be a tool for cross-cultural comparisons and the anthropological analysis of social communities.
Highlights
The novel illustrates the passing from rural poverty to urban destitution in the Morocco of the Spanish Protectorate
A parallel can be established with current rural migration to urban áreas and to countries north of Morocco
The analysis builds upon the hypothesis of an ethnoliterature that draws from literary sources to approach the social reality ethnographically
Summary
El Pan Desnudo fue la primera novela del escritor marroquí Mohammed Chukri. El propio autor la ha definido como una novela autobiográfica. En ella se narran las peripecias de un chiquillo de origen rifeño que emigra con su familia desde una zona rural rifeña a Tánger, donde se ubican en un barrio marginal de la ciudad. Se plantea a través del análisis de esta obra la validez de este tipo de textos literarios como fuente etnográfica de una realidad social existente en los barrios marginales de las grandes urbes marroquíes. En el análisis se parte de la hipótesis de una etnoliteratura que nace de las fuentes literarias y permite un acercamiento etnográfico a la realidad social. La etnoliteratura se revelaría como una útil fuente de conocimiento cultural, previo al trabajo etnográfico, así como una herramienta para la comparación transcultural y el análisis antropológico.
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