Le Detour par l’autre

Plurilinguisme et pseudonymie (Pessoa, Nabokov, Borges, Gary)

by Damien Mollaret

Book cover: Le Detour par l’autre

Extent: 817 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Perspectives comparatistes

Series volume number: 116

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(April 2022)

ISBN: 9782406127369

Price: $64.00

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Hardback (Published)

(April 2022)

ISBN: 9782406127376

Price: $110.00

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The polyglot writers Pessoa, Nabokov, Borges, and Gary occasionally abandoned their native languages, adopted pseudonyms, and invented fictional alter egos. These experiences of otherness sparked literary creation while allowing them to chart a course toward themselves.

  • By (author) Damien Mollaret