Nouveau roman
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Nouveau roman is a mid-20th-century French literary movement characterized by experimental narrative techniques, rejection of traditional plot and character, and a focus on subjective perception and formal innovation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French literary movement
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literary movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| field | French literature ⓘ |
| genre | experimental literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ambiguity of meaning
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anti-plot orientation ⓘ depersonalized characters ⓘ detailed, neutral description ⓘ emphasis on language itself ⓘ emphasis on objects and spaces ⓘ experimental narrative techniques ⓘ experimentation with point of view ⓘ experimentation with time ⓘ focus on narrative process ⓘ focus on subjective perception ⓘ formal innovation ⓘ fragmented narrative ⓘ impersonal narration ⓘ minimalist description ⓘ non-linear storytelling ⓘ open-ended narratives ⓘ questioning of authorial omniscience ⓘ reduction of psychological analysis ⓘ rejection of conventional character development ⓘ rejection of traditional plot ⓘ self-reflexive writing ⓘ weak or absent plot ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
anti-roman (anti-novel)
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deconstruction of narrative conventions ⓘ écriture ⓘ |
| inception | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
late-20th-century narrative theory
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
existentialism
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modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainRegion | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementIn | literature ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Alain Robbe-Grillet
NERFINISHED
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Claude Ollier NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Ricardou NERFINISHED ⓘ Marguerite Duras NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Butor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathalie Sarraute NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pinget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
19th-century realist novel
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traditional psychological novel ⓘ |
| period | post-World War II literature ⓘ |
| publisherAssociated | Éditions de Minuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| theoreticalFigure | Jean Ricardou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFigure | Roland Barthes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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