Écrire pour qui ? : Auteurs, public et registres linguistiques dans les autobiographies des sinti italiens

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The Sinti are an array of gypsies groups settled in Italy since centuries and nowadays living in the northern regions of the country. The complex connections between self-narrative and gypsy identity and their relations to non-gypsy dominant society are inquired here, through an anthropological and textual approach. Furthermore, the uses of writing in sinti groups (who are only partially literate) with respect to the non-gypsy society is highlighted by the ways of « making » their autobiographical texts. Actually, given their incomplete knowledge about the publishing world and the writing, the publishing of Sintis’ books (i.e. autobiographies) always engage and depend on non-gypsy ( gadje) editors. Finally, the analysis of the role played by non-gypsy editors and the ethnographic approach permit to underline the peculiar modalities with which the gypsies authors communicate with both peers of their community and non-gypsies readers.