Fin de Millénaire French Fiction
Author | : Ruth Cruickshank |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2009-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199571758 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199571759 |
Rating | : 4/5 (759 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fin de Millénaire French Fiction by : Ruth Cruickshank
Download or read book Fin de Millénaire French Fiction written by Ruth Cruickshank and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.