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Alain Robbe-Grillet (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

Other Literary Forms

In addition to his novels, Alain Robbe-Grillet has written short fiction, nonfiction works on the New Novel, photo-essays, and screenplays.

Achievements

After the mid-1950’s, Robbe-Grillet endeavored to explain and demonstrate what the innovative brand of fiction known as the nouveau roman, or New Novel, means. To him, the New Novel is a constantly evolving genre. Its form is not ready-made. Rather, it explores the human way of experiencing, understanding, and coping with the constantly changing realities of the age; it moves...

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