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Examines the phenomenon of ""fuzziness"", both figurative and structural, in the contemporary French novel. Hippolyte examines a set of avant-garde French writers - Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Marie Redonnet, Éric Chevillard, François Bon, and Antoine Volodine - whose aesthetic differences, he argues, exemplify the current uses of vagueness in contemporary French literature.

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"Providing fascinating insights, this persuasive, thought-provoking book explains how authors have adapted to an ever-changing environment."—CHOICE

Table of Contents
1. Etat des lieux (Introduction); 2: Jean-Philippe Toussaint: Reticent Narratives; 3: Eric Chevillard: Building Babel; 4: Marie Redonnet: The Mourning After; 5: Antoine Volodine: Inside Wars; 6: Francois Bon: Grueling Prognostications; 7. Vague Becomings: Strategies of Fuzziness in 21st Century Fiction (Conclusion)

Fuzzy Fiction

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      Publisher University of Nebraska Press
      Published 20 March 2009
      ISBN-13 9780803224889
      978-0803224889
      ISBN-10 0803224885

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the phenomenon of ""fuzziness"", both figurative and structural, in the contemporary French novel. Hippolyte examines a set of avant-garde French writers - Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Marie Redonnet, Éric Chevillard, François Bon, and Antoine Volodine - whose aesthetic differences, he argues, exemplify the current uses of vagueness in contemporary French literature.

      Trade Review
      "Providing fascinating insights, this persuasive, thought-provoking book explains how authors have adapted to an ever-changing environment."—CHOICE

      Table of Contents
      1. Etat des lieux (Introduction); 2: Jean-Philippe Toussaint: Reticent Narratives; 3: Eric Chevillard: Building Babel; 4: Marie Redonnet: The Mourning After; 5: Antoine Volodine: Inside Wars; 6: Francois Bon: Grueling Prognostications; 7. Vague Becomings: Strategies of Fuzziness in 21st Century Fiction (Conclusion)

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