Tropisms Explained
Tropisms (pronounced as /fr/) is an experimental novel by Nathalie Sarraute, first published in 1939. It is considered a forerunner of the Nouveau Roman.[1] [2] Jean Genet, Marguerite Duras and Jean-Paul Sartre all described it as a masterpiece.[3] [4] [5]
The title refers to tropisms, stimuli to plant growth; in the human sense, Sarraute imagined tropisms as "interior movements that precede and prepare our words and actions, at the limits of our consciousness."[6] [7] [8]
It was ranked #73 in Le Mondes 100 Books of the Century.[9]
Content
Tropisms consists of twenty-four short vignettes, capturing brief scenes in minute detail.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Tropisms – Nathalie Sarraute.
- Web site: Tropisms (1939) by Nathalie Sarraute, translated by Maria Jolas. Rob. Doyle. The Irish Times.
- Web site: Tropisms. November 10, 2015. www.ndbooks.com.
- Book: Serraute, Nathalie. Tropism. August 28, 2018. Alma Books. 9780714549330. Google Books.
- Web site: The Fiction of Nathalie Sarraute: A Study of Her Work from 'Tropismes' to 'vous Les Entendez?'. Sheila Margaret. Bell. November 9, 1976. British Library, Document Supply Centre. Google Books.
- Web site: Guppy . Shusha . Weiss . Jason . Spring 1990 . Nathalie Sarraute, The Art of Fiction No. 115 . . 114.
- Book: Barbour, Sarah . November 9, 1993 . Nathalie Sarraute and the Feminist Reader: Identities in Process . Bucknell University Press . 9780838752357 . Google Books.
- Encyclopedia: Tropismes de Nathalie Sarraute: Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis . Encyclopaedia Universalis . November 10, 2015 . 9782852299962 . Google Books.
- Web site: Les 100 livres du vingtième siècle d'après Le Monde - Liste de 95 livres - SensCritique. www.senscritique.com.
- Web site: Orthofer . M. A. . 18 November 2015 . Tropisms - Nathalie Sarraute . the complete review.
