Article published In: Camus et Faulkner: Écriture et modernité
Edited by Steen Bille Jørgensen and Hans Peter Lund
[Revue Romane 52:1] 2017
► pp. 31–42
Paraboles de guerre
A Fable (Parabole) entre La Peste et La Route des Flandres
Article language: French
Published online: 1 May 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.52.1.04lun
https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.52.1.04lun
Abstract
This article reveals the connection existing between A Fable by Faulkner, La Peste by Camus, and La Route des Flandres by Simon, with the three novels sharing a parabolic and symbolic vision of war. While Faulkner’s novel evidences a true christology with a lot of biblical references, Camus and Simon sometimes refer to the Bible, as the American writer does, or to ancient mythology. The fictional characters are shown facing clearly the same dis-membering of time, as well as an implacable and very Faulknerian evil that strikes them inevitably, and against which Faulkner and Camus’s characters revolt.
Keywords: Twentieth century modern novel, William Faulkner, Albert Camus, Claude Simon, war, symbolism, Bible, myths
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