French Fiction in the Mitterrand Years
Memory, Narrative, Desire
Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 21 September 2000
- ISBN 9780198159551
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages168 pages
- Size 217x138x10 mm
- Weight 211 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
In the 1980s and 1990s French fiction has rediscovered its mission to entertain and tell stories, as well as to negotiate a path through traumatic experiences such as the legacy of France's colonial and wartime past, the Holocaust, the spectre of Aids, the labyrinths of desire and personal identity. Colin Davis and Elizabeth Fallaize examine some of the most popular and some of the most challenging of texts which emerged during François Mitterrand's presidency of France (1981-1995) and relate them to the dominant literary and cultural trends of the period.
MoreLong description:
In the 1980s and 1990s French Fiction has emerged from the towering shadow of the formalist literary debates of the fifties and sixties and has reclaimed the ground of history, or narrative, of the individual self which has been the thrust of artistic endeavour for much of European history. The Author has returned from the dead to entertain and tell stories, as well as to negotiate a path through traumatic experiences such as the legacy of Frances colonial and wartime past, the Holocaust, the spectre of Aids, the labyrinths of desire and personal identity. Colin Davis and Elizabeth Fallaize examine some of the most popular and some of the most challenging of texts which emerged during François Mitterrand's presidency of France (1981-1995) and relate them to the dominant literary and cultural trends of the period. The book will appeal to students at all levels who are engaged in courses in twentieth-century fiction and to readers with an interest in contemporary French culture.
In this welcome tome theory is put at the service of literature ... These individuated pieces are rich and satisfying. The instructive, entertaining readings generate numerous profound insights, reminding us that literature still has the potential to transform prevailing attitudes ... this is a really good book.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Story of Her Life: Marguerite Duras's L'Amant (1984)
Detective Fictions: Daniel Pennac's Au bonheur des ogres (1985)
Recalling the Past: Jorge Semprun's La Montagne blanche (1986)
Playing with the Postmodern: Jean Echenoz's Lac (1989)
Friendship and Betrayal: Hervé Guibert's A l'ami qui ne ma pas sauvé la vie (1990)
Love Stories: Annie Ernaux's Passion simple (1991)
Conclusion: Modesty and Disenchantment
Further Reading and Viewing
Chronology of the Mitterrand Years
Index
