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Thierry Beinstingel

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Écrire sur le travail: être dedans et dehors - œuvres emblématiques et histoires singulières

2018

Since the 1980s, literature about work has undergone a revival in France, with some critics pointing to a new literary genre or sub-genre based on the workplace novel. This article examines this ge...

Cultural StudiesHistoryLiterary genreSociology and Political Sciencemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences0507 social and economic geographyArt050701 cultural studiesHumanitiesmedia_commonModern & Contemporary France
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The representation of work in the French narration since the Thirty Glorious Years

2017

There has been a resurgence of interest in the theme of work, since the end of the Thirty Glorious Years. Initially centered on a few emblematic works, there has emerged in subsequent years, multifaceted forms of expression that do not lend themselves easily to unifying categorisation. However, a specific literariness has emerged on this theme that reflects an originality that is unique within the realm of literary production. Whilst all writers hesitate about the best means to narrate human activities, those who write about work face particular difficulties in defining their position and status. The notion of fiction itself is challenged as it shifts between the domain of the real and the …

Narration[SHS.LITT]Humanities and Social Sciences/LiteratureLittérature contemporaineLittérature du travail[ SHS.LITT ] Humanities and Social Sciences/LiteratureWork literature[SHS.LITT] Humanities and Social Sciences/LiteratureThe novelRealist writingRomanContempory literatureRécitFictionÉcriture du réel
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