A Regicide by Alain Robbe-Grillet

A Regicide by Alain Robbe-Grillet

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Summary

Written in 1949 but only published in 1979, Robbe-Grillet's first novel is a disquieting and satirical avant-garde political thriller which bridges the gap between traditional novel and the nouveau roman genre he would later espouse and make famous.

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A Regicide by Alain Robbe-Grillet

Written in 1949 but only published in 1979, Robbe-Grillet's first novel is a disquieting and satirical avant-garde political thriller which bridges the gap between traditional novel and the nouveau roman genre he would later espouse and make famous.
I doubt that fiction as art can any longer be seriously discussed without Robbe-Grillet* The New York Times *
Reading A Regicide today, we're reminded of Robbe-Grillet's influence on our notions of how a novel should be. * TLS *
An extraordinary work, unafraid to be different, whose games with narrative haunt and nag at the mind. -- Nicholas Lezard * The Guardian *
Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922–2008) is best known as the pioneering spokesman of the Nouveau Roman, a greatly influential movement in post-war French fiction, and as the author of Jealousy and The Voyeur.
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ISBN 13 9781847494184
ISBN 10 1847494188
Title A Regicide
Author Alain Robbe-Grillet
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Year published 2015-05-15
Number of pages 256
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