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Vagabondage dans Le Mont Damion d’André Dhôtel
Vagabondage dans Le Mont Damion d’André Dhôtel

Author(s): Aleksandra Komandera
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, French Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Instytut Filologii Romańskiej & Wydawnictwo Werset
Keywords: André Dhôtel; wandering; strange; social structures; hybrid genre

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the theme of wandering in the novel by French author André Dhôtel. The protagonist of Le Mont Damion, Fabien Gort, is not a typical vagrant, as he is a member of an intellectual and quite rich family. However, because of his strong absent-mindedness and strangeness, Fabien is unable to find a place in social structures. People’s hostility leads him to many wanderings and unexpected encounters which influence his existence. The novel seems to be also a generic wandering, as it possesses some features of picaresque novel, adventure novel, initiation story and fairytale fantasy.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 111-119
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French
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