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Cover -- Fictions Of Race In Contemporary French Literature: French Writers, White Writing -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: French Literature And The Unquestioned White Writer -- 1: The Universal Invisibility Of The French White Writer: Il Faut Beaucoup Aimer Les Hommes By Marie Darrieussecq -- 2: Colonial Detail And Textual (dys)function: Au Revoir Là-haut By Pierre Lemaitre -- 3: The Postcolonial As Vanishing Point: Les Années By Annie Ernaux -- 4: Chaos And Convergence: Vernon Subutex By Virginie Despentes -- 5: Postcolonial Otobiography: Histoire De La Violence By Édouard Louis -- 6: Authoring Postcolonial Normality: Leurs Enfants Après Eux By Nicolas Mathieu -- 7: Calling Out The Inovel: Je Ne Suis Pas Une Héroïne By Nicolas Fargues -- Conclusion: The Kairos Of White Writing. Building The Common Library Of Literature In French -- Bibliography -- Index Étienne Achille And Oana Panaïté. Also Issued In Print: 2024. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mi Available Via World Wide Web.