A young writer has his heart set on his aunt's large apartment. With this seemingly simple conceit, the characters of The Planetarium are set in orbit and a galaxy of argument, resentment, and bitterness erupts. Telling the story from various points of vi
Considered one of the major French writers of our century, Nathalie Sarraute is the author of several novels, plays, and essays, as well as of Childhood, her autobiography. A pioneer of the nouveau roman (or "new novel"), a literary movement that sought t
Contents:Life story by John BarthThe seventh trunk by Heinrich BöllHow I contemplated the world from the Detroit House of Correction and began my life over again by Joyce Carol OatesThe coal shoveller by Keith FortPierre Menard, author of Don Quixote by
Cette œuvre de Nathalie Sarraute ne comporte ni personnage ni intrigue. Son héros est un roman, Les Fruits d'Or, et elle a pour sujet les réactions que ce roman et l'accueil qu'il reçoit provoquent chez ceux qui l'aiment ou le rejettent.Il ne s'agit p
