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Vraisemblance et ‘illusion auctoriale’ dans le roman contemporain

Bibliographic Details
Summary:	Contemporary novels – namely those from Jean Echenoz and from Jean-Philippe Toussaint – constantly call attention to the artificial nature of their plot and make use of rewriting techniques which give way to a feeling of connivance between author and reader. They accentuate the role of the author and his writing options rather than the verisimilitude of the fictional world: it is this voice which directly addresses the reader and the situation under which it communicates which assures verisimilitude and creates what one could call an “authorial illusion”, in other words the belief in a direct contact or relationship between reader and author.
Subject:	Authorial illusion Verisimilitude Toussaint Roman contemporain Echenoz Contemporary novel Vraisemblance Illusion auctoriale
Country:	Portugal
Document type:	journal article
Access type:	Open
Associated institution:	Carnets, Revista Electrónica de Estudos Franceses
Language:	French
Origin:	Carnets, Revista Electrónica de Estudos Franceses

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Summary:	Contemporary novels – namely those from Jean Echenoz and from Jean-Philippe Toussaint – constantly call attention to the artificial nature of their plot and make use of rewriting techniques which give way to a feeling of connivance between author and reader. They accentuate the role of the author and his writing options rather than the verisimilitude of the fictional world: it is this voice which directly addresses the reader and the situation under which it communicates which assures verisimilitude and creates what one could call an “authorial illusion”, in other words the belief in a direct contact or relationship between reader and author.