Femme du ciel et des tempêtes de Wilfries N'Sondé: récit initiatique et préhistorique pour dire l'urgence écologique

The interest of contemporary French literature in ecology and environment is now well established. It is undeniable that we are witnessing a generation of writers increasingly attuned to ecological and environmental issues. Consequently, literary criticism aims to read these works through the lens of ecocriticism, and more often, ecopoetics, which differs from the former by displaying a greater sensitivity toward the form and aesthetics of the text. Criticism focusing on environmental issues has often overlooked much of Francophone literature, and only in recent years has attention shifted toward this body of work. The study presented here examines the novel Femme du ciel et des tempêtes (2021) by Franco-Congolese writer Wilfried N’Sondé. It will highlight not only the major challenges posed by environmental writing but also the stylistic choices adopted by the author to craft a narrative structure that effectively conveys ecological concerns.