Éric Laurrent Explained
Éric Laurrent should not be confused with Éric Laurent (journalist).
Éric Laurrent (born 1966 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a contemporary French writer.
Work
His work, begun in 1995 with Coup de foudre, is distinct[1] from other works of the postmodern generation by a style that could be described as manierist or baroque. Like other postmodern authors, Eric Laurrent practices intertextuality abundantly, using each of his novels not as a rewriting of a classical work, but more as a burlesque tribute to the world's literary heritage. Thus, for example, the spy novel Les atomiques, his second novel (1996), plays on a re-reading of the Divine Comedy by Dante. Intertextuality can, in some cases, come more from intermediality,[2] as in the case of his first novel, built around the presence in the hollow of the painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli.
Publications
- 1995: Coup de foudre, novel (Éditions de Minuit) – Prix Fénéon
- 1996: Les Atomiques, novel (Minuit)
- 1997: Liquider, novel (Minuit)
- 1999: Remue-ménage, novel (Minuit)
- 2000: Dehors, novel (Minuit)
- 2002: Ne pas toucher, novel (Minuit)
- 2004: À la fin, novel (Minuit)
- 2005: Clara Stern, novel (Minuit)
- 2008: Renaissance italienne, novel (Minuit)
- 2011: Les Découvertes, novel (Minuit) – Prix Wepler.[3]
- 2014: Berceau, narration (Minuit)
- 2016: Un beau début, novel (Minuit) – Prix Alexandre-Vialatte.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Éric Laurrent. Au bout du maniérisme. Jean-Claude Lebrun. 22 September 2005. 17 December 2016.
- Book: Intertextualité, interdiscursivité et intermédialité. Presses de l'Université Laval . Louis Hébert . Lucie Guillemette . Mylène Desrosiers . François Rioux . Vie des signes. 2009. Sainte-Foy, (Québec), Canada. 495. 978-2-7637-8656-8.
- Web site: Deux enfants remportent le prix Wepler. 14 November 2011. 17 December 2016.
- http://www.magazine-litteraire.com/search/node/un%20beau%20parcours%20pour%20%C3%A9ric%20laurrent Un beau parcours pour Éric Laurrent
