The problem of identity at the turn of the 21st century through two Québec novels: M. Plomer's HKPQ and Y. Chen's La mémoire de l'eau

Abstract

This article analyses the problem of identity in Quebec literature over the last twenty years through two novels by writers from very different origins, who have published their works in French: Michcle Plomer and Ying Chen. In today's global world, literary themes are interwoven to the point that the language they are written in becomes the only common ground that identifies and distinguishes them.