Generosity de Richard Powers : contre le complot du roman

This article aims at exploring the ways in which Richard Powers’ latest novel Generosity may be construed as a meditation on fiction’s capacity to “say whom we love” and save them. It suggests that, more than the fictitious character of the novel, what hinders the project is the plot-oriented natur...

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Autore principale: Pellegrin, Jean-Yves
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: 2012
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Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:This article aims at exploring the ways in which Richard Powers’ latest novel Generosity may be construed as a meditation on fiction’s capacity to “say whom we love” and save them. It suggests that, more than the fictitious character of the novel, what hinders the project is the plot-oriented nature of all narrative discourse.