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This dissertation examines and defines the original features of the poetic novel in twentieth century French and Francophone literatures, and how this genre differs markedly from the traditional novel, rooted in realist asthetics. This study of four representative texts by conte…

Although all three write in French, Andree Chedid, Lucette Desvignes, and Nathalie Sarraute are authors who come from Egypt, France, and Russia respectively. A reading of their novels reveals common themes, such as that of the status of woman which is evoked in the following nov…