Paths To Contemporary French Literature

Hardback. New. This work is a guide to the major currents of French literature. It introduces English-language readers to over 50 important writers and poets, many of whom are still little known outside of France. It shows that French writers are acutely inquisitive about the outside world.

Hardback. New. Charting the paths that have lead to the most serious and stimulating contemporary French writing, this volume casts light on several neglected postwar French authors, while highlighting genuine mentors and invigorating newcomers. It also examines a number of non-French writers who chose French as their literary idiom.

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Paperback / softback. New. This is a guide to the major currents of one of the world's great literatures. This critical panorama of contemporary French literature introduces English-language readers to over fifty important writers and poets, emphasizing authors who are admired by their peers.

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Transaction Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers.… Read more about this item

Transaction Pub, 2007. Hardcover. New. 367 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

Transaction Pub, 2011. Hardcover. New. 280 pages. 9.21x6.10x0.79 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Praised for his independence, curiosity, intimate knowledge of French literature, and sharp reader's eye, John Taylor is a writer-critic who is naturally skeptical of literary fashions, overnight reputations, and readymade academic categories. Here he examines various genres of politically committed literature (such as Jean Hatzfeld's "narratives" about Rwanda or Tchicaya U Tam'si's verse), some… Read more about this item

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Paperback / softback. New. The first volume of Paths to Contemporary French Literature offered a critical panorama of over fifty French writers and poets. With this second volume, John Taylor an American writer and critic who has lived in France for the past thirty years continues this ambitious and critically acclaimed project. Praised for his independence, curiosity,… Read more about this item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Taylor & Francis, 2017. Paperback. New. 234 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.53 inches.