France – The Modern Novel

Manuel Rivas: O último día de Terranova (The Last Days of Terranova)

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Post published:11 November 2022
Post category:Bookshop France Galicia The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Manuel Rivas'O último día de Terranova (The Last Days of Terranova). In 2014 Vicenzo Fontana is having to close his beloved bookshop in…

Sonallah Ibrahim: العمامة والقبعة (The Turban and the Hat)

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Post published:21 August 2022
Post category:Egypt France Napoleon The Modern Novel website War
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The latest addition to my website is Sonallah Ibrahim's العمامة والقبعة (The Turban and the Hat). The novel takes place during the French occupation of Egypt from 1798 to 1801.…

Sylvie Germain: Jours de colère (Days of Anger)

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Post published:19 August 2022
Post category:France Gothic The Modern Novel website Women
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The latest addition to my website is Sylvie Germain's Jours de colère (Days of Anger). This book, a reissue by publishers Dedalus, is a classic modern French novel, mixing Gothic…

Georges Magnane: Où l’herbe ne pousse plus (Where the Grass No Longer Grows)

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Post published:18 August 2022
Post category:France The Modern Novel website World War II
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The latest addition to my website is Georges Magnane's Où l'herbe ne pousse plus (Where the Grass No Longer Grows). The novel is a fictionalised account of a historical event…

Nikolaj Frobenius: Latours katalog (De Sade’s Valet)

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Post published:4 February 2022
Post category:Anatomy France Norway The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Nikolaj Frobenius's Latours katalog (De Sade’s Valet). The focus is on Latour, the historical valet of the Marquis de Sade, though his story…

Michel Houellebecq: Anéantir [Annihilate]

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Post published:30 December 2021
Post category:France Politics Terrorism The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Michel Houellebecq's Anéantir [Annihilate]. This is a fairly typical Houellebecq novel. It opens in late 2026. There are three main plot lines: a…

David Diop: Frère d’âme (At Night All Blood Is Black)

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Post published:21 November 2021
Post category:France Senegal The Modern Novel website World War I
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The latest addition to my website is David Diop's Frère d’âme (At Night All Blood Is Black). This book won the International Booker Prize in 2021. It tells the story…

Patrick Modiano: Chevreuse

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Post published:10 November 2021
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The latest addition to my website is Patrick Modiano's Chevreuse This novel follows the usual Patrick Modiano modus operandi. A man (Modiano's alter ego) looks back, both from the age…

Michel Butor: L’Emploi du temps (Passing Time)

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Post published:14 July 2021
Post category:England France The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Michel Butor's L'Emploi du temps (Passing Time). I had already read and reviewed this novel (link is to the old review) but a…

Olivier Targowla: Narcisse sur un fil (Narcisse on a Tightrope)

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Post published:13 April 2021
Post category:France Mental health The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Olivier Targowla's Narcisse sur un fil (Narcisse on a Tightrope). This is another fascinating discovery from the recently reborn Dalkey Archive Press. Narcisse…