Sarraute et la peinture: "Judging a book by its cover." (novelist Nathalie Sarraute, art on book covers)
Article Abstract:
Novelist Nathalie Sarraute has been asked about the significance of the art chosen for the covers of her books, asked whether it is possible to judge a book by its cover, as the English expression goes. She found it hard in the past to talk of painting and the symbolism of the visual compared with her words. She chose instead to talk about the process of the choice and the period of time it took instead of the whys and hows. Sarraute's works could not be seen as fixed, but must be seen as having movement, which is reflected in the art of the book covers. It contains a kind of joke. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1998
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Writing the body in Marlene Amar's 'La Femme sans tete.'
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'La Femme sans tete,' Marlene Amar's novel of a North African Jewish family exiled in France, depends on images of the body. Portrayals of chameleons and cosmetic surgery act as metaphors for the ways the family gradually loses its Algerian identity. Amar shows this loss as decapitation and dismemberment, but she also treats writing as an act of memory and restoration.
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 1998
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