"Les grands ecrivains" and the novel in 2000
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The contemporary French novel is discussed, with a focus on the alleged demise of "le grand ecrivain." Themes include 'constatation' instead of 'engagement,' social marginalization, women's issues, myth, globalization, literature, moralists, and the Vichy era.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2001
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Budgeting culture: buying books and the novel in 1998
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French prose fiction of 1998 is surveyed, including works by Marc Benda, Francois Vallejo, Pascal Quignard, Michel Houellebecq, Paul Smail and Michel Rio. The controversies concerning book prices in France are also discussed.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1999
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Literary scandal, fin du siecle, and the novel in 1999
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A survey of the French novel for the year 1999 is presented, with a focus on the scandal involving Michel Houellebecq's 'Les Particules elementairs.' The affair is regarded as symptomatic of a malaise in French literature.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
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