Filiation et « scène originelle » dans Le Petit Voyeur de Sonallah Ibrahim

The paroxysmal moment in Petit Voyeur by Sonallah Ibrahim occurs when the child surprises his father with a woman, a substitute for the mother. The scene, more perverse than it seems, simultaneously alters the image of the mother, the father and the child himself. This contribution undertakes a reading of the style in which this instant is presented. The writing of this déliaison, which characterizes the entirety of the novel is not at odds with the rendering of the original scene–far from it.