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Fin de millénaire French fiction : the aesthetics of crisis /

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In this closely analytical study, Cruickshank reads the work of four influential writers of prose fiction - Angot, Echenoz, Houellebecq, and Redonnet - in the context of the turn of the millennium in France, which coincided with a number of tangible crises and apocalyptic discourses, and with the gr...

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Main Author: Cruickshank, Ruth, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
Subjects:
Echenoz, Jean > Criticism and interpretation.
Houellebecq, Michel > Criticism and interpretation.
Angot, Christine > Criticism and interpretation.
Redonnet, Marie > Criticism and interpretation.
Angot, Christine
Echenoz, Jean
Houellebecq, Michel
Redonnet, Marie
French fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Roman français > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman français > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
French fiction
1900-2099
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this closely analytical study, Cruickshank reads the work of four influential writers of prose fiction - Angot, Echenoz, Houellebecq, and Redonnet - in the context of the turn of the millennium in France, which coincided with a number of tangible crises and apocalyptic discourses, and with the growth of the mass media and global market.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 290 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191571923
019157192X
9780191721793
0191721794