French New Novel

The French New Novel was a literary movement in the 1950s and 1960s that challenged traditional storytelling by emphasizing experimental techniques. Writers like Alain Robbe-Grillet and Nathalie Sarraute aimed to break away from conventional plots, focusing instead on language, perception, and structure. They often blurred the line between reality and fiction, exploring abstract ideas and emphasizing the reader’s experience. The movement sought to reinvent the novel as a form of intellectual and artistic exploration, emphasizing form and technique over straightforward narrative, and influencing modern literature’s approach to narrative and style.