![]() Since it is chiefly in its presence that the world's reality resides, our task is now to create a literature which takes that presence into account." But this was merely an illusory simplification and far from becoming clearer and closer because of it, the world has only, little by little, lost all its life. We had thought to control it by assigning it a meaning, and the entire art of the novel, in particular, seemed dedicated to this enterprise. "The same is true of the world around us. I've decided to share a few excerpts from various essays that I found particularly potent. ![]() While I'll be the first to admit that some of the essays contained within pale in comparison to others, overall it's a very worthwhile collection, particularly if one needs help articulating why experimental fiction is far more progressive (and not necessarily in the "grand narrative" sense) than (for want of a better word) "normal" fiction. ![]() ![]() A couple of weekends ago I finally got around to reading Robbe-Grillet's sole book of criticism, and it turned out to be exactly what I needed. ![]()
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