Syncopated narration in Christian Gailly’s works Cover Image

La narration syncopée de Christian Gailly
Syncopated narration in Christian Gailly’s works

Author(s): Jadwiga Bodzińska-Bobkowska
Subject(s): Music, French Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Art, History of Art, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Christian Gailly; syncopated narration; jazz; jazz novel;

Summary/Abstract: Christian Gailly, a contemporary French writer, former musician, admits he is deeply inspired by jazz and its literary representations. This essay aims to highlight the specificity of his works, which, by the construction of time, space, characters and narration, have become an exemple of the literary genre called „jazz novel”.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 77-87
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French
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