The two novels the hairdresser of Kouta and The butcher of Kouta of Massa Makan Diabaté feature a novel very modeled on his Malinké culture and also the marks of orality. This scriptural choice is an affirmation and promotion of its cultural identity. A culture where the word occupies a preponderant place as in both novels. Indeed the word enjoys a special status throughout their narrative. This article is based on the rhetoric of Jean Robrieux to determine the nature of speech while analyzing the game of creation of the griot. Thus the rhetoric of Jean Robrieux will show that the word of the griot, in addition to being eloquent and persuasive, is ultimately saturated with meaning.
Keywords: Status, speech, orality, morello, rhetoric.
