Small Worlds: Minimalism in Contemporary French Literature

by Warren Motte

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803232020
• ISBN13: 9780803232020
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.2"