by Pierre Mertens · Arléa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782869593398
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«Une seconde patrie» is Pierre Mertens's literary criticism essay, published by Arléa in paperback (285 pages, in French).
Mertens starts from Musil's idea that every person has a second homeland where everything they do is innocent, and applies it especially to the writer. The essay reflects on identity, belonging and the search for one's own space, and on how literary creation can be a refuge and offer a perspective on existence.
The Arléa edition, in French, appeared on April 10, 1997 and includes bibliographical references.
For readers interested in literary criticism and reflections on writing, identity and the feeling of belonging.
Pierre Mertens was a Belgian writer and lawyer who specialised in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the Université libre de Bruxelles, and literary critic with the newspaper Le Soir.
