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14 avril 2020
- doi: 10.4000/books.ifp.5200
- eisbn: 9791036549779
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Jean Racine, « Introduction. Narcissus' Doubts », Institut Français de Pondichéry, ID : 10.4000/books.ifp.5200
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Calcutta: images and myths Multitude, misery, dilapidation, violence... Calcutta, an urban monster, a city of hell... We have heard too much about these cliches broadcast by the international media moved by the lame beggars outside five-star hotels, by the scenes in the streets, by the tragedies of recent history. Those images labelled Calcutta as a myth: Calcutta, the greatest urban disaster of our times? Sinking Calcutta? Hopeless Calcutta? The fascination generated by this impressive 9 mil...