Michel Tournier's metaphysical fictions / Susan Petit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petit, Susan.

Series:

Purdue University monographs in Romance languages ; 37.

Purdue University monographs in Romance languages, 0165-8743 ; v. 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics in literature.

Tournier, Michel--Criticism and interpretation.

Tournier, Michel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the fictional themes and techniques of Michel Tournier reveals his profound radicalism as a social critic and novelist despite the seeming conventionality of his works. Guided by Tournier's essays and interviews, Petit examines his fiction in light of plot sources, philosophical and anthropological training, and his belief that fiction should change the world. Close study of Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique, Le Roi des aulnes, Les Météores, Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar, and La Goutte d'or, as well as the short fiction in Le Coq de bruyère and Le Médianoche amoureux, shows To

Contents:

MICHEL TOURNIER' S METAPHYSICAL FICTIONS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Vendredi: Tournier's Utopian Vision; 2. Le Roi des aulnes: The Quest for Meaning; 3. Les Météores: Uniting Heaven and Earth; 4. Essays, Sketches, and Commentaries: Tournier as Autobiographer, Teacher, and Critic; 5. The Short Fiction; 6. Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar : In Search of Christ; 7. La Goutte d'or: Images and Signs; 8. An Interview with Michel Tournier: ""I Write Because I Have Something to Say""; Works by Michel Tournier; Works Consulted; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-35863-8

9786613358639

90-272-7774-5

OCLC:

769342215