Contents

Letter from the editor
Jeff KENDRICK                                                                                                                     V

This Issue’s Contributors                                                                                                    VII     
 
Carte Blanche
Richard GOLSAN                                                                                                                  IX

The Francophone Writer and the Crossroads of Languages
Peter W. VAKUNTA                                                                                                               1

The Weight of Secrets: Hidden Mirrors of Identity in
Aki Shimazaki’s Pentalogy
Peter SCHULMAN                                                                                                                  15

The Shaping of the Nation in Nanon and 93
Alice AUDOIN                                                                                                                         29

Understanding Marcel Proust’s Law of Desire
Brody SMITH                                                                                                                          45

Patterns of Feminine Discourse in Samuel Beckett’s Pas Moi                                           63
Dr. Marzia CAPORALE