Tunisian Literature at the French National Library

Tunisian Literature at the French National Library

1986•3m

Documentary

Commemorating the 1986 Tunis-Paris exhibition Privileged Spaces and Times: French-Speaking Intellectual Production in Tunisia, Sarah Maldoror’s film points the way toward a more polyvocal understanding of the role of France’s National Library worldwide.

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