News, memory and fiction in "Equatoria" and "Kampuchéa" by Patrick Deville
Keywords:
Patrick Deville, contemporary French fiction, news, memory, landscape.
Abstract
This paper analyzes the last two novels of the French writer Patrick Deville: Equatoria (2009) and Kampuchéa (2011). Formalistic, both works are emblematic of the Deville’s new style, and they will be approached from a threefold perspective: it will first identify the generic undecidability of such literature; then it will see how, using current affairs, they offer a reflection on the utopias of the twentieth century and its failures; and finally, it will emphasize the melancholy of history, which is ultimately located on the boundary between literature and epistemology.Format
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Published
2014-03-12
How to Cite
Bernard-Rabadi, I. (2014). News, memory and fiction in "Equatoria" and "Kampuchéa" by Patrick Deville. Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses, 29(1), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_THEL.2014.v29.40385
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