Fictions of Race in Contemporary French Literature: French Writers, White Writing
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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.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates how contemporary French authors navigate the intersection of racial identity, postcolonial history, and the traditional concept of the universal writer. Authors Etienne Achille and Oana Panaïté analyze the ways in which white French writers engage with or evade the politics of race in their narratives. By examining a selection of prominent contemporary works, the authors argue that the construction of whiteness remains a central, often unexamined, feature of the French literary canon.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Critical analysis of works by Marie Darrieussecq, Pierre Lemaitre, Annie Ernaux, Virginie Despentes, Édouard Louis, Nicolas Mathieu, and Nicolas Fargues.
- A theoretical framework for identifying 'white writing' within the context of French universalism.
- Examination of colonial legacies and postcolonial dynamics in modern French prose.
Scope Limits
- The study focuses primarily on white French authors rather than the broader spectrum of Francophone literature from the Global South.
- The analysis is limited to the specific selection of contemporary novels listed in the table of contents.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of French studies identify this text as a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse regarding race and national identity in contemporary literature. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous application of postcolonial theory to canonical and popular French texts.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0191996998
ISBN-13:
9780191996993
Cultural Theory
In literature
Literary Criticism
Race Studies
Literature
French literature