ROMPRE LE CONTRAT HÉTÉROSEXUEL, CONSENTIR À D’AUTRES IMAGINAIRES DU DÉSIR ?
BREAKING OFF THE HETEROSEXUAL CONTRACT, CONSENTING TO ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES OF DESIRE?

Summary/Abstract: Wendy Delorme’s Viendra le temps du feu and Phœbe Hadjimarkos Clarke’s Tabor, two French poly-phonic dystopian novels published in 2021, can be construed as attempts to break free from a socialcontract that is essentially a heterosexual contract (Wittig), so as to usher in a utopian communitywhere the dynamics of desire is redefined. As the reader is challenged to consent to these alternativeimaginary worlds on a narrative as well as on a metaliterary level, both novels end up questioning thevery desire for fiction as a source of empowerment.

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