Publication details
Le cas d André Helena La condition humaine et le roman noir en France
| Title in English | The case of Helena André The human condition and the roman noir in France |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The theme of the human condition in the French context is linked with the novel committed to the generation of Andre Malraux. But in the late 1950s, the novel brings newcomer to build a general disinterest in this type of writing. Too busy with itself, the literature lacks formal occasion, and it is the roman noir, began as a branch of the detective novel, which invites authors to describe "the dysfunctional society with the aim of disturbing the reader. "One of the first authors who have a fierce critic of the company is now almost forgotten, Andre Helena. His novel The customers of the Central Hotel (1959) shows a very glorious vision of France under occupation. His successors are numerous: Headline, Izzo, Daeninckx among the most famous. The contribution mentioned this would outline of this issue through the French roman noir of the 1960s and 1980s. |