This volume is the first study of the diary in French writing across the twentieth century, as a genre which includes both fictional and non-fictional works. Fr

Studying works by authors including Gide, Breton, Aragon, Yourcenar, Duras, and Modiano, this volume re-thinks twentieth-century French literature and engages w

An accessible and authoritative new history of French literature, written by a highly distinguished transatlantic group of scholars This book provides an engagi

The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions. The Diary offers

Jeanne Darst grew up in a family where their life was driven by a father who was a failed writer, and an alcoholic mother. As an adult she has pursued writing a