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The contemporary fantastic : reimagining reality in French fiction / Amanda Vredenburgh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vredenburgh, Amanda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fantasy fiction, French--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, French.
- French fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- French fiction.
- French fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
- Fantastic, The, in literature.
- Literature and society--France.
- Literature and society.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2025]
- Summary:
- "This book examines the emancipatory and reparative functions of the literary fantastic in contemporary French fiction. Vredenburgh analyzes the selected authors' innovative understanding of the environmental crisis, racism, migration, and the formation of egalitarian communities"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The contemporary fantastic
- A theoretical introduction to the fantastic
- Rethinking the environmental crisis through Marie Darrieussecq's fantastic fiction
- The phantasm of race in Marie NDiaye's metamorphoses
- A fantastic community in Antoine Volodine's post-exoticism
- Conclusion: This magic moment.
- Notes:
- Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral)--Indiana University, Bloomington.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Vredenburgh, Amanda. Contemporary fantastic
- ISBN:
- 9781666940886
- 1666940887
- OCLC:
- 1456834289
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