New York Nouveau: How Postwar French Literature Became American

by Sara Kippur

Postwar French writers were at the vanguard of global literary innovation--from the experimental minimalism of the Nouveau Roman to the literary games of the OuLiPo--but less often appreciated is the extent to which they worked closely with US editors and translators, published actively with American presses, and often theorized transatlantic connections within their work.

In this exciting new work, Sara Kippur proposes a new French literary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503642615
• ISBN13: 9781503642614
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages