num_pages: 175
description: Alain Robbe-Grillet, one of the leaders of the new French literary movement of the sixties, has long been regarded as the outstanding writer of the nouveau roman, as well as its major spokesman. For a New Novel reevaluates the techniques, ethos, and limits of contemporary fiction. This is a work of immense importance for any discussions of the history of the novel, and for contemporary thinking about the future of fiction.
language: English
title: For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction
titlecomplete: For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction (Northwestern University Press Paperbacks)
genres: France, Literary Criticism, Criticism, 20th Century, Literature, Writing, French Literature, Essays, Nonfiction, Theory
ratings_count: 689
publisher: Northwestern University Press