Narrative urge, narrative anxiety: taking out the trash in Marguerite Duras's "Madame Dodin."
Article Abstract:
"Madame Dodin," an early short story by Marguerite Duras, illustrates the author's development of first-person narrative technique. Through the use of the conditional, the story deals with not being able to write a story.
Publisher: American Association of Teachers of French
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
First person narrative, Duras, Marguerite
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
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Paris en jeu de l'oie: les fantomes de Nestor Burma
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The detective Nestor Burma solves a mystery in each ward in the city of Paris in Leo Malet's 'Nouveaux Mysteres de Paris.' Themes include the game, the flaneur and the tourist. The article text is in French.
Publisher: American Association of Teachers of French
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
France, Portrayals, Paris, France, Detective and mystery stories, Detective fiction, Mystery fiction, Malet, Leo
Publication Name: The French Review
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0016-111X
Year: 2000
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Subjects list: Criticism and interpretation, French fiction
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