• Ikram Lecheheb

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The present paper compares and contrasts between Herman Melville’s Typee (1846) and Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account (2014). As historical novels, both texts challenge the metanarratives given voice to the disfranchised Mustapha and Tommo to narrate the adventures they undertake. For the sake of conducting the study, the paper employs textual, analytical, and comparative methods to highlight the affinities between both texts including themes of the connection with nature, the theme of survival, and the theme of challenging the grand narratives as a case in point. At the same time, the study shows that both novels differ in other aspects as the representation of women, narrative techniques, and the ending.

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