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The nouveau roman (French: "new novel") is a type of 1950s French novel that diverged from classical literary genres. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Émile Henriot coined the title in an article in the popular French newspaper Le Monde on May 22, 1957 to describe certain writers who experimented with style in each novel, creating an essentially new style each time. not to be confused with Émile Henriot (1889 - 1961 French writer Émile Henriot ( July 2 1885 - February 1 1961 A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Le Monde (The World is a Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Experimental literature refers to written works - often Novels or Magazines - that place great emphasis on Innovations regarding technique and

Alain Robbe-Grillet, an influential theorist as well as writer of the nouveau roman, published a series of essays on the nature and future of the novel which were later collected in Pour un nouveau roman. Alain Robbe-Grillet (French alɛ̃ ʁɔb gʁiˈje (August 18 1922 &ndash February 18 2008 was a French Writer Rejecting many of the established features of the novel to date, Robbe-Grillet regarded many earlier novelists as old-fashioned in their focus on plot, action, narrative, ideas, and character. Instead, he put forward a theory of the novel as focused on objects: the ideal nouveau roman would be an individual version and vision of things, subordinating plot and character to the details of the world rather than enlisting the world in their service.

Despite the assertions of nouveauté, this vision of the novel can be construed as developing from earlier writers' suggestions and practice. Joris-Karl Huysmans, ninety years before, had suggested how the novel might be depersonalised; more recently, Franz Kafka had shown that conventional methods of depicting character were not essential; James Joyce had done the same for plot; and absurdist writers had engaged with some of the themes which preoccupied writers of the nouveau roman. Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans ( February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French Novelist who published his works as James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Absurdism is a Philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the Universe ultimately fail (and hence are absurd because no such

The nouveau roman style also left its mark on screen as writers Marguerite Duras and Alain Robbe-Grillet became involved with the Rive Gauche film movement (often labelled as part of the French new wave). Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French Alain Robbe-Grillet (French alɛ̃ ʁɔb gʁiˈje (August 18 1922 &ndash February 18 2008 was a French Writer For other uses see Left Bank. La Rive Gauche (The Left Bank is the left bank of the Seine River in Paris, as one "Nouvelle Vague" redirects here For the music group of the same name see Nouvelle Vague (band. Their collaboration with director Alain Resnais resulted in critical successes such as Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1958) and Last Year at Marienbad (1961). Alain Resnais (born June 3 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French Film director whose early works are often grouped within the New Wave or Hiroshima Mon Amour is an acclaimed 1959 drama / Romance film by French Film director Alain Resnais, with L'année dernière à Marienbad (translated as Last Year in Marienbad in the UK and Last Year at Marienbad in North They would later go on to direct their own films. ^[1]

Authors in the style of the nouveau roman

• Maurice Blanchot
• Michel Butor
• Julio Cortázar
• Marguerite Duras
• Claude Ollier
• Robert Pinget
• Jean Richards
• Alain Robbe-Grillet
• Nathalie Sarraute
• Claude Simon
• Lasses

See also

• French literature
• Francophone literature
• List of French language authors
• Antinovel

References

1. ^ Clouzot, Claire, Le cinéma français depuis la nouvelle vague, Fernand Nathan/Alliance Française, 1972

Maurice Blanchot ( September 22, 1907  &ndash February 20, 2003) was a French Writer, Philosopher, and Michel Butor (French miʃɛl byˈtɔʀ (born 14 September, 1926) is a French writer Julio Cortázar, born Jules Florencio Cortázar ( August 26, 1914 &ndash February 12, 1984) was an Argentine Author Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French Robert Pinget ( Geneva, July 19 1919 - Tours, August 25 1997) was a major avant-garde French Writer Alain Robbe-Grillet (French alɛ̃ ʁɔb gʁiˈje (August 18 1922 &ndash February 18 2008 was a French Writer Nathalie Sarraute (French natali saˈʁot (born July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia – died October 19, 1999 in Paris Claude Simon ( 10 October, 1913 — 6 July, 2005) was a French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Francophone literature is Literature written in the French language. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth An antinovel is any experimental work of Fiction that avoids the familiar conventions of the Novel.

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