Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain

Contemporary novels – namely those from Jean Echenoz and from Jean-Philippe Toussaint – constantly call attention to the artificial nature of their plot and make use of rewriting techniques which give way to a feeling of connivance between author and reader. They accentuate the role of the author an...

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Main Author: Dominique Almeida Rosa de Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises 2011-01-01
Series:Carnets
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/carnets/6168
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description Contemporary novels – namely those from Jean Echenoz and from Jean-Philippe Toussaint – constantly call attention to the artificial nature of their plot and make use of rewriting techniques which give way to a feeling of connivance between author and reader. They accentuate the role of the author and his writing options rather than the verisimilitude of the fictional world: it is this voice which directly addresses the reader and the situation under which it communicates which assures verisimilitude and creates what one could call an “authorial illusion”, in other words the belief in a direct contact or relationship between reader and author.
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spelling doaj-art-0b9d0940ca85466db8f62ee77faf508b2025-08-20T02:38:01ZengAssociation Portugaise d'Etudes FrançaisesCarnets1646-76982011-01-01317518310.4000/carnets.6168Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporainDominique Almeida Rosa de FariaContemporary novels – namely those from Jean Echenoz and from Jean-Philippe Toussaint – constantly call attention to the artificial nature of their plot and make use of rewriting techniques which give way to a feeling of connivance between author and reader. They accentuate the role of the author and his writing options rather than the verisimilitude of the fictional world: it is this voice which directly addresses the reader and the situation under which it communicates which assures verisimilitude and creates what one could call an “authorial illusion”, in other words the belief in a direct contact or relationship between reader and author.https://journals.openedition.org/carnets/6168VerisimilitudeContemporary novelToussaintEchenozAuthorial illusion
spellingShingle Dominique Almeida Rosa de Faria
Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
Carnets
Verisimilitude
Contemporary novel
Toussaint
Echenoz
Authorial illusion
title Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
title_full Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
title_fullStr Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
title_full_unstemmed Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
title_short Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain
title_sort vraisemblance et illusion auctoriale dans le roman contemporain
topic Verisimilitude
Contemporary novel
Toussaint
Echenoz
Authorial illusion
url https://journals.openedition.org/carnets/6168
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