The French New Autobiographies Sarraute, Duras and Robbe-Grillet |
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| Author:
| Ramsay, Raylene L. |
| Series title: | Crosscurrents: Comparative Studies in European Literature and Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1397-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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This work explores the new autobiographical genre, the ""auto-fictions"", that emerged from France in the 1980s. It focuses on three figures of French avant-garde writing, whose autobiographies fall between fact and fiction, and examines the conventions of traditional autobiographies.
This work explores the new autobiographical genre, the ""auto-fictions"", that emerged from France in the 1980s. It focuses on three figures of French avant-garde writing, whose autobiographies fall between fact and fiction, and examines the conventions of traditional autobiographies.