Claude Ollier
Encyclopedia
Claude Ollier is a French writer closely associated with Alain Robbe-Grillet
and the nouveau roman
literary movement. He was the first winner of the Prix Médicis
which he received for his novel La Mise en scène.
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Alain Robbe-Grillet , was a French writer and filmmaker. He was, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon, one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on March 25, 2004, succeeding Maurice...
and the nouveau roman
Nouveau roman
The nouveau roman is a type of 1950s French novel that diverged from classical literary genres. Émile Henriot coined the title in an article in the popular French newspaper Le Monde on May 22, 1957 to describe certain writers who experimented with style in each novel, creating an essentially new...
literary movement. He was the first winner of the Prix Médicis
Prix Médicis
The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux. It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent."...
which he received for his novel La Mise en scène.
Works
- La Mise en scène (1958)
- Le Maintien de l’ordreLe Maintien de l’ordreLe Maintien de l’ordre , translated as Law and Order, is the title of a novel by French writer Claude Ollier written in classic nouveau roman style...
(Law and Order) (1961) - Eté indien (1963)
- L'Échec de Nolan (1967)
- Navettes (1967)
- La Vie sur Epsilon (1972)
- Une histoire illisible (1986)
- Déconnection (Disconnection) (1988)