Herve Guibert: Voices of the Self (Liverpool University Press - Modern French Writers)

This Is The First Full-length Study To Cover The Complete Texts Of Herveacute; Guibert (1955–1991), Offering A Thorough Documentation Of His Literary Output. The Book Is Guided By Guibert’s Relation To The Novel, A Major Line Of Enquiry Throughout, As Well As His Experimentation With Voices In Particular. One Of Bouleacute;’s Main Contentions Is That Guibert Arrives At The Creation Of A New Literary Genre, The Roman Faux, With The Publication Of His Best-known Work To The Friend Who Did Not Save My Life. The Book Ends By Considering The Works Guibert Produced After He Was Diagnosed As Hiv Positive, Within The Parameter Of The Voices Of The Self. "This book is the first full length study to cover the complete texts of Herve Guibert (1955-1991), offering a thorough documentation of Guibert and his literary and other output, and therefore the first critical account of Guibert as one of the major French authors of the century." "Guibert's work is considered in the light of a trope of overlapping key concerns which permeate each of his texts: fiction/truth, self/other, novel/other literary forms, body/text, betrayal/friendship. His writings are related internally to each other, providing a constant dialogue on the problematics of a literary 'enterprise' of the self. The study is guided by Guibert's relation to the novel, a major line of enquiry throughout, as well as his experimentation with voices in particular. One of Dr Boule's main contentions is that Guibert arrives at the creation of a new literary genre, the roman faux, with the publication of his best known work: To the Friend who did not save my life. The book ends with a study of the whole artistic production of Guibert after he is diagnosed as HIV positive within the parameter of the voices of the self."--BOOK JACKET Title Page......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 List of Abbreviations......Page 11 Introduction......Page 12 1: Youthful Writings......Page 24 2: Photographic Writing......Page 52 3: Towards the Novel......Page 82 4: Image and Text......Page 112 5: The ‘Novel’......Page 134 6: ‘Autobiography’......Page 156 7: Towards the roman faux......Page 170 8: The roman faux......Page 202 9: Thanatographical Writing......Page 218 10: The fictitious, the fake or the delirious......Page 246 Conclusion......Page 276 Notes to Introduction......Page 282 Bibliography......Page 318 Index of Names......Page 324 Index of Names in Notes......Page 326 This is the first full-length study to cover the complete texts of Hervé Guibert (1955–1991), offering a thorough documentation of his literary output. The book is guided by Guibert's relation to the novel, a major line of enquiry throughout, as well as his experimentation with voices in particular. One of Boulé's main contentions is that Guibert arrives at the creation of a new literary genre, the roman faux, with the publication of his best-known work To the Friend who did not save my life. The book ends by considering the works Guibert produced after he was diagnosed as HIV positive, within the parameter of the voices of the self. This Full-length Study Is Devoted To The Works Of Hervé Guibert. It Provides A Panoramic Approach To The Author And His Oeuvre And Ends With A Study Of Guibert's Whole Artistic Output After His Diagnosis As Hiv Positive To His Death In 1991. Jean-pierre Boulé ; Translated From The French By J. Fletcher. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Metaphor, in the context of Tournier’s fiction, shows how the fantastic merges with the real to provide new perspectives on many diverse aspects of the modern world: the Crusoe myth, Nazism, the value to society of art and religion, and the nature of education.