New novel (Literary movement)

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Name (Hebrew)
רומן חדש (תנועה ספרותית)
Name (Latin)
New novel (Literary movement)
Name (Arabic)
رواية فرنسية جديدة
Other forms of name
Antinovel (Literary movement)
Nouveau roman (Literary movement)
See Also From tracing topical name
French literature 20th century
Literary movements France
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q570341
Library of congress: sh 93005938
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Lindsay, C. Reflexivity and revolution in the new novel, 1990.
  • Britannica Micro.:v. 1, p. 458 (Antinovel, also called Nouveau roman)
  • Beckson, K. Literary terms, a dictionary, 1975(New novel, from the French: nouveau roman. A kind of anti-realistic novel developed by a group of French writers in the mid-1950's)
  • Wahba, M. Dictionary of literary terms, 1974.

Wikipedia description:

The Nouveau Roman (French pronunciation: [nuvo ʁɔmɑ̃], "new novel") is a type of French novel in the 1950s and 60s that diverged from traditional literary genres. Émile Henriot coined the term in an article in the popular French newspaper Le Monde on May 22, 1957 to describe certain writers who experimented with style in each novel, creating an essentially new style each time.

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