| A Self-Conscious Art: Patrick Modiano's Postmodern Fictions Contributor(s): Kawakami, Akane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0853235368 ISBN-13: 9780853235361 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $32.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 843.914 |
| LCCN: 2001411468 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Liverpool University Press - Modern French Writers |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.13" W x 9.19" (0.59 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Self-Conscious Art is the first full-length study in English to attempt to deal with the formal complexities of Modiano's work, by reading 'against the grain' of his self-professed ingenuousness. A detailed examination of his narratives shows the deeply postmodern nature of his writing. Parodying precursors such as Proust or the nouveau romanciers, his narratives are built around a profound lack of faith in the ability of writing to retrieve the past through memory, and this failure is acknowledged in the discreet playfulness that characterises his novels. This book is a timely introduction to the work of one of the most successful modern French novelists. |