Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2020

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Autofiction

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Law

Profession Du Pere, Un Reel Deraisonnable, Soumaya Al Jarrah Jan 2020

Profession Du Pere, Un Reel Deraisonnable, Soumaya Al Jarrah

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The current French literature is experiencing a tremendous renewal in all areas. At the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing a great tendency of writing about oneself. This has created novel forms such as autofiction. The term is invented by Serge Doubrovsky in 1977. It is presented as a new version of the autobiography which takes as its subject the individual story of the subject of writing. There is a certain permeability between autobiography and autofiction. It is the fictional side of narrated events that differentiates between the two genres. Sorj Chalandon's novel 'Profession of the Father' (winner …