Title: Small worlds
First published: 1999
Description: "Small Worlds examines the minimalist trend in French writing, from the early 1980s to the present. Warren Motte first considers the practice of minimalism in other media, such as the plastic arts and music, and then proposes a theoretical model of minimalist literature. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the work of a variety of contemporary French writers and a diversity of literary genres.".

"In his discussion of minimalism, Motte considers smallness and simplicity, a reduction of means (and the resulting amplification of effect), immediacy, directness, clarity, repetition, symmetry, and playfulness. He argues that economy of expression offers writers a way of renovating traditional literary forms and allows them to represent human experience more directly."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: French literature, History and criticism, Minimalism (Literature), French literature, history and criticism, 20th century
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PQ307.M55 M68 1999