0 Comparative analysis of autofictional features in the works of Amélie Nothomb, Calixthe Beyala and Nina Bouraoui. By Karen Aline Françoise FERREIRA-MEYERS Under the supervision of Prof. B. De Meyer (Chair of French, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg) 2011 Kwaluseni - SWAZILAND Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor in Philosophy (French) in the School of Language, Literature and Linguistics of the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences in the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.